NYACK, NY: The John Green Preservation Coalition proudly announces the 200th Birthday Celebration of the John Green House at the Nyack Library, 59 S. Broadway, Nyack NY on Saturday, June 22nd from 2pm-4pm.

This free, public event will celebrate the 200th milestone with live music by guitarist, Jeff Rubin, birthday cake, light fare and face painting. Plus guests will learn more about the John Green House’s progress and improvements. The John Green Preservation Coalition President, Winston Perry along with board member, Bebb Stone will give a presentation about the house’s advancements and future goals. Nyack historian, John Patrick Schutz will discuss the history of John Green and his outstanding impact on Nyack as well Rockland County.

Built in 1819, the John Green House is the oldest standing sandstone house in Nyack and one of the last in the Hudson Valley to represent original Dutch-style architecture. The house has been placed on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places. John Green’s contributions to Rockland County’s future were broad and impactful. John Green was instrumental in helping to form the Nyack Steamboat Association and the first steamboat service from Nyack in the 1820s. He also was a primary supporter of establishing a connecting roadway between Nyack and Suffern which later became Route 59. John Green served as a trustee of the original Nyack Library, was a founder of the First Methodist Church in Nyack, and contributed substantial funds towards the construction of the Old Stone Church in Nyack.

Join the celebration of the 200th birthday of the John Green House on Saturday, June 22, 2019, 2pm-4pm at the Nyack Library, 59 S. Broadway, Nyack, New York. All are welcome. For more information, please visit www.johngreenhouse.org