Named Maple Lane for the trees that line it, a dramatic drive leads visitors past the entry gate and up to the house.
The entry gate.
The Federal-style exterior features distinctive period details, such as swags and columns.
The dumbwaiter and table are set for a Federal-era tea.
A portrait of States Morris Dyckman hangs above an Empire-style sofa in the front parlor.
The entry hall, photographed with holiday decorations in December 2013, features an ashler silkscreen wall covering that has since been changed. Garlands line the banisters beyond the Palladian-influenced columns and arches, all original to the house
Peter Dyckman, the son of Elizabeth and States Morris Dyckman, is thought to have occupied this bedroom, decorated with period-style furnishings including a dresser at the foot of the bed and a leather-and-mahogany Campeachy chair.
Elizabeth Dyckman’s room features a carpet dating from the 1790s.
A portrait of Elizabeth Dyckman’s son above the original mantel.
A rattan checkerboard carpet in the second-floor library would have kept the room cooler in the summers.
Elaborately curtained windows frame views of the Hudson River.
The gate house, located at the entrance to Boscobel, is painted the same period yellow as the main house.
Double doors on the river side of the house open to reveal stunning views of the property’s great lawn, Constitution Marsh, the Hudson River, and the Hudson Highlands in the distance.
This article appears in the December 2014 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).