schuyler house

A great piece of history here, preserved from 1778 when the house was rebuilt after the Battle of Saratoga. General Schuyler's country place, charming and well-cared for with period antiques. As I'm a Schuyler fan, this was a must-see for me. Doubtless members of my own family knew of the original house and the new one, as the Schuylers were local First families. Interested in Federal/Rev War History--this is an interesting stop.

When visiting the nearby Saratoga Monument (also in Schuylerville), the park ranger mentioned to us that the Schuyler House was also open (Labor Day). As other reviewers mentioned, the Schuyler House is open primarily on the weekends (check the NPS website for the Saratoga Battlefield). Our tour guide, Jennifer, gave us an excellent tour of the 2-story home and kitchen and was very knowledgeable about the era and the occupants of the house. Tours are free, there is ample parking, public bathroom by the parking lot, and the house sits by itself on Route 4 along Fish Creek. The Schuyler House has a candlelight tour coming up in October after Columbus Day but at this time I am unable to find the actual date. Years ago I took my kids to it and it was great!

General Phillip Schuyler's house is an interesting historical spot near the Saratoga Battlefield....there are ours given in season and on special occasions. The grounds were once part of the British occupation and there are signs which give pertinent historical info...also a nice walk to a bridge over the nearby river.

The Schuyler House tour tells the story of Phillip Schuyler, an important, though often overlooked figure from the American Revolution. The House also seems to be overlooked as we had a private tour, in effect, since no one else was there. It appeared the previous tour group was similar. The Park Ranger who gave the tour was very knowledgeable and eager to share his knowledge. The house and its artifacts help expand your understanding of conditions during the time of the Revolution beyond what you read in high school history textbooks. It's definitely worth a visit if you have any interest in history.

I decided to visit the Schuyler House on a whim on my way home from a multi-state motorcycle trip. I don't consider myself a history buff, and I know very little about the Revolutionary War beyond what I remember from grade school and high school — but wow, I was very impressed with the free tour.Let me first mention that the Schuyler House is just south of Schuylerville, a cute town with a few restaurants, a well-stocked grocery store, a US Post Office, and not much else. The National Park Service website doesn't make it very clear that the Schuyler House is much closer to the town (just across a bridge) than the main parks that make up the rest of the NPS properties in Saratoga Valley. Also, note that the Schuyler House is only open on Fri, Sat, and Sunday, and you can only walk through it on a guided tour. The front door of the house remains locked and is only opened at the start of each tour.The National Park Service volunteer ranger who led the tour not only educated the small group of us (5 total) about General Schuyler and his various pre and post–war endeavors (father of the US canal system; confidant to Jefferson, Madison, and Washington; uber-successful businessperson; etc.), but we also learned a bit about the regional history as well as how all the various items throughout the home were incorporated in the everyday lives of the residents. I felt like I was attending a social anthropology class, with lots of real-life artifacts on view.Because the tour group was small (and I imagine every group is small), there was a lot of room for Q&A, so it was a very personalized tour.I would recommend it to anyone interested in how people (specifically, rich, non-native "Americans") lived in Colonial times.

Phillip Schuyler was quite the business man. He had several businesses that he ran from this business office / camp / retreat. The entire property was self sufficient. The original structure was burned to the ground 1777 by the British, then reconstructed almost immediately before the following winter. Georgian style. Our tour guide was from Rotterdam, NY, forgot his name, but he really had volumes of knowledge about Schuyler and his family. Schuyler was the father of the canal system in America. You will get to stand in the actual bedroom were George Washington slept. Thomas Jefferson also visited here. You really get a sense of Patriotism at this site.

Having been a National Park volunteer at this property I got to know it quite well. Get up close and personal to history at this site. General Phillip Schuyler's "summer home"". Walk through the same front door used by Jefferson, Madison and other notables of the Revolutionary Period when they came to call on The General. Walk through each of the rooms, bedrooms, and even view the privy used by Schuyler and his ancestors up to the mid-1930s. Very few colonial homes still in existence allow you to experience such intimacy with one of our unsung hero's personal and professional life like this home will. Learn about Dutch influences on our young nation and how certain Dutch words a d customs have become part of the American tradition.

This is the 3rd home in Saratoga for General Philip Schuyler, built in approx 1777. The 2nd home has been burned by the British during the American Revolution. Gen Schuyler was married to Catherine Van Rensselaer, both of distinguished Dutch families which had settled in the Capitol district since the 1650s. The current Schuyler home in Old Saratoga (Schuylerville) was primarily a country house and the Schuyler's occupied the Schuyler Mansion in Albany (Great House and open for tours!) as their main home.The Gen. Schuyler Schuylerville home is maintained by the NPS. Schuyler House is open for tours Fridays through Sundays, plus major holidays, during the summer season. Access to the house is by free guided tour. Tours last 45 minutes and they start at 9 am and finish at 5 pm....We found the home to be nicely restored and maintained by the NPS. The NPS Tour Guide seemed very knowledgeable about the property, the history of the area and the Schuyler family. We enjoyed our tour immensely and you must spend some time touring the outside property itself as its stunning. Plan to spend at least 2 hrs additionally to see the Saratoga Battlefield as well as the Saratoga Monument/Victory Woods. Both the monument/Victory Woods and the Battlefield are approx. 8 miles from each other so enjoy the scenic countryside. The NPS maintains guides and maps to the Saratoga Battlefield and all relates sites on the NPS website...Defintely check these out prior to visiting ....

I love visiting historic landmarks such as this one. We were driving in the area and even though we'd been here previously, the house hadn't been open for tours at that time. We got lucky and arrived a few minutes before the next tour. The park guides there were very informed and friendly, the guide for our tour took time to explain all the details of the story behind the house. It was very very humid but they do have fans running in most rooms which makes it bearable. It also didn't cost us a dime which was surprising. If you like history and visiting older homes with much of their character in tact, this is a place to visit.