Gomez Mill House - Museum and Historic Site

Gomez
1714-1748

Sephardic Jew, Merchant & Trader
Luis Gomez, the first owner, built the Gomez Mill House as a trading post on his 6500 acre enterprise along the Hudson River in Orange County, NY. A colonial leader of early Jewish America, Luis Gomez and his decedents contributed to the founding and building of America well into the 21st Century.
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Acker
1772-1799

Woflert Acker,
Revolutionary War Patriot and Entrepreneur
Wolfert Acker bought the Gomez Mill House in 1772 and added the elegant second story made from bricks baked in kilns on the property. His political leadership and commercial enterprise helped build Newburgh into a thriving new American town.
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Hunter
1835-1904

William H. Armstrong,
Gentleman Farmer , Conservationist
William Henry Armstrong and his wife Maddie were given the Gomez Mill House in 1862 as a wedding present by his parents who had purchased the property in 1840. The Armstrong’s planted orchards with local varieties of fruit and landscaped the property with plants and trees indigenous to New York.
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Hunter
1912-1918

Dard Hunter,
Artisan, Craftsman and Historian
The great paper historian and paper craftsman Dard Hunter bought the Gomez Mill House property in 1912. He built his first paper mill there and produced some of his first books while there. The Dard Hunter Mill at the site is now an icon to papermakers throughout the world.
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Gruening
1887-1925

Martha Gruening,
Social Activist
As a Libertarian and social activist, Martha Gruening fought for women’s rights, workers rights, and civil rights. She was a founder of the NAACP and a prolific speaker and author on mining conditions, injustices against African-Americas, and the plight of the working class. In 1918 she bought Mill House to establish and run a Libertarian School at the site.
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GOMEZ MILL HOUSE NOW CLOSED FOR WINTER RECESS

The Gomez Mill House thanks all the visitors who joined us for the 2010 season.

OPENING DAY - SUNDAY,
APRIL 17, 2011
Please join us again in 2011.

A calendar and listing of engaging and educational programs will be posted on our website in early spring.

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Current, Upcoming, and Recent Events:

Jewish Merchants in the New World

OCT 23, 2011
Jewish Merchants
in the New World:
1900-Present
[Details Forthcoming]

NOV 7, 2010
Jewish Merchants
in the New World:
1800-1900

OCT 18, 2009
Jewish Merchants
in the New World:
1500-1800

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