National Register of Historic Places

Tuxedo Park

Tuxedo Park, Orange County, New York
Listed
March 13, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80002740

About this property

Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. Its population was 645 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. Its name is derived from an indigenous Lenape word ptukwsiit (Munsee dialect) or tùkwsit (Unami dialect), meaning "round foot" or Wolf Clan. While there exists an alternative theory regarding the Munsee word p'tuxseepu, which is said to mean 'crooked water' or 'crooked river', the Unami name for this location survives: tùkwsitu, "place of the Wolf-Clan People". Tuxedo Park is a gated village in the southern part of the town of Tuxedo, near New York Route 17 and the New York State Thruway. The evening dress for men now popularly known as a tuxedo takes its name from Tuxedo Park. It was brought there by James Brown Potter, who was introduced to the garment by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII).

Location

Tuxedo Park, Orange County, New York
41.21046, -74.20238

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
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Nearby Historic Sites

Tuxedo Park Railroad Station
Industrial
1.4 mi
Southfield Furnace Ruin
Listed
3 mi
McCready, Robert W. and Mary F., House
Industrial
3.2 mi
Sloat's Dam and Mill Pond
Early Republic
3.7 mi
Sloat, Jacob, House
Industrial
3.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Stony Point
1779Revolutionary War
11.4 mi
Battle of Stony Point (NY)
1779Revolutionary War
11.6 mi
Battle of Stony Point (1779)
1779Revolutionary War
12 mi

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When was Tuxedo Park listed on the National Register?

Tuxedo Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Tuxedo Park?

Tuxedo Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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