The Carriage Barn

Clermont's carriage barn replaced an earlier greenhouse and was built in three stages between 1850 and 1900. Along with the barn, the structure includes a stable with six standing stalls and a box stall, is covered with board-and-batten siding, has a slate roof, and now serves as the site's Visitors Center. When owned by John Henry Livingston from 1848 to 1927, the building housed carriage horses, carriages, sleighs, the ice yacht Arrow, and the family's first automobile in the 1920s. John Henry Livingston, a great-grandson of Chancellor Livingston, was photographed in front of the carriage barn in 1913 with the family's English bloodhound Rufus on the day the dog arrived at Clermont. Around 1900, he was also photographed on the east porch. When the Hudson River froze, the Arrow was taken out of storage and raced up and down the river by John Henry Livingston and his neighbors; such ice yachts are still used on the Hudson River and can reach speeds up to 60 mph. In about 1917, chauffeur Christopher greeted John Henry while Janet and Honoria sat in the family's first car.

Clermont, New York · United States