Beacon is a city located on the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 13,769. Beacon is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.
Northeast
Beacon
Dutchess County, NY
Population
13,876
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,605
Median home value
$391,500
Founded
1913
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lower Main Street Historic District · listed 1988
- Mount Gulian · listed 1982
- Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill Landing · listed 1988
- Tioronda Estate-Craig House Historic District · listed 2023
Notable landmarks
- Beacon Engine Company No. 1 Firehouse · listed 2004
- Bogardus-DeWindt House · listed 1993
- Brett, Madam Catharyna, Homestead · listed 1976
- DuBois, Peter C., House · listed 2004
- Eustatia · listed 1979
- Howland Library · listed 1973
- Mt. Beacon Fire Observation Tower · listed 2009
- National Biscuit Company Carton Making and Printing Plant · listed 2003
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Complex · listed 2008
- Tioronda Bridge · listed 1976
- Trinity Methodist Church · listed 2010
- US Post Office-Beacon · listed 1988
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