Riverby
John Burroughs' Riverby Study | |
Burroughs standing in front of Riverby, 1919 | |
| Location | West Park, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′0″N 73°57′32″W / 41.80000°N 73.95889°W |
| Area | 14.5 acres (5.9 ha) |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | John Burroughs |
| NRHP reference No. | 68000035 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 1968 |
| Designated NHL | October 18, 1968 |
Riverby was the estate of the American naturalist John Burroughs (1837–1921), who wrote and created a genre of naturalist essays. It is located above the west bank of the Hudson River, in the town of West Park, in Ulster County, New York. Burroughs built the main house and a separate study, where he did much of his most influential writing. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968. It is private property, still partially held by the Burroughs family, and is not open to the public.