Stockade District, Kingston, Ulster County

The Amelia Westbrook House was built circa 1831 by Joseph Smith, owner of a nearby general store. The house was then purchased by Frederick Westbrook, a Kingston lawyer. Frederick’s daughter, Amelia Westbrook, inherited the house and was its longest occupant from 1880-1938. After years of deterioration, the Friends of Historic Kingston, a local non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Kingston, purchased and restored the house in 1997. The house was then sold to a private owner in 1999. Unfortunately, it appears, and was confirmed in conversations with long time neighbors, that the house has again been long unoccupied and is quickly falling into disrepair. Although simple in nature, the Amelia Westbrook House has a certain curbside charm that will hopefully restored again to its former glory.