Friday, Aug 21st , 2026
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Springside Historic Park
185 Academy Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Join Historian Shannon Butler on a walking tour through Springside National Historic Landmark. Laid out by the prominent Hudson Valley landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing, Springside was designed to be a beautifully landscaped retreat for local brewer and philanthropist, Matthew Vassar. Today the sites paths are still preserved to show how Downing wanted people to use and enjoy the land.
Click here to complete the required registration. Event presented by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.