Several famous people are associated with these Dutchess County historic places including Judge Robert R. Livingston, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and Gulian Crommelin Verplanck.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dutchess County places including Charles Follen McKim, Alexander Jackson Davis, Hoppin & Koen, Peter Harris, Henry Toombs, Gulian II Verplanck, Philip I Verplanck, Stephen McCarty, Percival M. Lloyd and Detlef Lienau. Prominent architectural styles found in Dutchess Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Federal.