Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
Birthplace
Birthplace: 46 Hudson Street, Kinderhook, NY
Visited: 11/5/07
Log Excerpt: "Headed up north to Kinderhook, first to a roadside marker where the tavern where Martin Van Buren was born used to be."
Home
Home: Decatur House, 748 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC
Visited: 10/16/22
Log Excerpt: "Decatur House NHL. A Federal Style house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for naval hero Stephen Decatur. During 1827-1833 was home to successive Secretaries of State Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and Judah P. Benjamin."
Home
Home: Seven Buildings, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Visited: 10/16/22
Log Excerpt: "Constructed in 1796, they were some of the earliest residential structures built in the city. One of the Seven Buildings was the presidential home of James Madison and his wife, Dolley, after the burning of the White House in 1814, and later (as we also newly discovered) the residence of Martin Van Buren shortly before and after his inauguration as president. Signer Elbridge Gerry lived in it while he was vice president from 1813 till his death in 1814. The political practice of gerrymandering is named after him. The facades of two buildings were incorporated (very neatly, we thought) into the Embassy of Mexico in 1986."
White House
Home: White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC
Visited: 8/1968, 10/16/2022 etc. Photo 10/16/2022
White House Residence: 1837-1841 (Seven Buildings briefly after inauguration)
Home
Home: Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, NY (Martin Van Buren National Historic Site)
Visited: 5/10/97
Log Excerpt: "Drove ... to Martin Van Buren NHS [Lindenwald NHL] [Kinderhook]. We arrived 15 minutes after opening and were the first (and only) guests on the first tour of the season. Nice restored home with beautiful wallpaper."
Gravesite
Gravesite: Kinderhook Reformed Cemetery, Albany Avenue, Kinderhook, NY
Visited: 11/5/07
Log Excerpt: "Continued ... to Kinderhook Cemetery and located MVB’s grave. Took some photos on a really nice day... ."