As early as the 1500s, the teachings of John Calvin began rippling though France; which, by the ebb and flow of history, would eventually lead to the construction of the house you are looking at today.
Calvinism gave rise to the Huguenots, French Protestants who criticized Catholicism and would face harsh persecution because of it. Years of turmoil led to a multi-directional exodus that brought Huguenots to, among other places, New Paltz.
The town was formed circa 1678 and was named "die Pfalz" for the town in Germany where the Huguenots had found temporary refuge. Negotiations for the land were made between the Esopus Indians and the twelve patentees of the town:
Louis Bevier, Pierre Deyo, Christian Deyo, Antoine Crispell, Louis DuBois, Abraham DuBois, Isaac DuBois, Hugo Freer, Andries LeFevre, Simon LeFevre, and Jean and Abraham Hasbrouck.
The name "Hasbrouck" means "March of hares."
