Living in Rhinebeck
Home of the Dutchess County Fair.
Rhinebeck is a Hudson River town with the Village of Rhinebeck, incorporated in 1834, at its center on US 9. The village historic district covers 167 acres and 272 buildings, and the Beekman Arms & Delamater Inn is described as the oldest continuously operating inn in the country.
Living here
Neighborhoods and housing
The town takes in the village, Rhinecliff on the river, Ellerslie, Eighmyville, Weys Corners and Wurttemberg. The village keeps its Benner House from 1739, the 1844 Gothic Revival Henry Delamater House and a group of 1890s violet houses.
The Tavern at Beekman Arms, Terrapin Restaurant, Gigi Hudson Valley, Le Petit Bistro and Willow at Mirbeau Inn & Spa are all in town.
Ferncliff Forest has a fire tower hike, T' Space is a 30-acre woodland reserve with art installations, and Wilderstein is a historic site on the Hudson. The town's riverfront lies in the Hudson River Historic District.
Rhinecliff station, 2 miles west of the village, is an Amtrak stop. There is no Metro-North station in Rhinebeck; Poughkeepsie, where the Hudson Line starts, is 17 miles south on US 9.
Rhinebeck is served by the Rhinebeck Central School District, with part of the town in Red Hook.
District lines follow addresses, not town names. Check a specific address with the district before relying on it.
Is there a train to Rhinebeck?
Amtrak stops at Rhinecliff, 2 miles from the village. Metro-North ends at Poughkeepsie, 17 miles south.
What is the Rhinebeck Village Historic District?
A 167-acre district of 272 buildings, listed on the National Register in 1979.
Does Michael Dunstan sell homes in Rhinebeck?
Yes. Rhinebeck is one of the Dutchess County areas he works in, from RE/MAX Town & Country in Hopewell Junction. Call (914) 489-9325 or send a question with the form below.
Photo: Beekman Arms Inn exterior at the main village intersection, Juliancolton, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
