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+ HISTORY & HERITAGE + North Castle Historical
Society - Historic Smith’s Tavern Educational Complex 440 Bedford Rd., Armonk; 914-273-4510 Historic Smith’s Tavern, Brundage Blacksmith Shop, East Middle Patent one-room schoolhouse and the 1798 Quaker Meeting House. Tavern served as colonial militia headquarters, stagecoach stop and town hall. Period antiques and furnishings. Docent-led tours every Sun. and Wed. afternoon from 2pm-4pm. Group tours happily arranged by appt.. northcastlehistoricalsociety.org
Old Dutch Church and Burying Ground
43 N. Broadway, Tarrytown; 914-631-1123 Considered the oldest, original, still-operating church in the state; names taken from the burying ground are featured in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Built by Frederick Philipse in 1685, it features a distinctive wooden pulpit and sounding-board canopy. Cemetery tours are available by arrangement, but volunteer tour guides are often available summer weekends through the end of Oct. Group tours by appt. only. reformedchurchtarrytowns.org/old- dutch-church/
Ossining Historical Society Museum 196 Croton Ave., Ossining 914-941-0001
Located in the 1872 Austin House, with items from Sing Sing Prison, historical maps,
military artifacts, photos and furniture. Open year-round, only by appt.
oshsm.org
Peekskill Museum
124 Union Ave., Peekskill; 914-736-0473
Located in the historic Herrick House, the Peekskill Museum features displays, artifacts and interesting and educational programs regarding the rich history of Peekskill and the surrounding town of Cortlandt. peekskillmuseum.org
Philipsburg Manor
381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 914-366-6900
Discover Colonial America and learn about the enslaved Africans who lived and worked at this plantation. Tour the working gristmill, Dutch barn, and 300-year-old manor house. Guided tours available, see website for details. hudsonvalley.org
Philipse Manor
Hall State Historic Site
29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; 914-965-4027 National Historic Landmark and official project of Save America’s Treasures. High-style Georgian mansion was home to wealthy Loyalist Fredrick Philipse III. Original 1750s papier-mâché ceiling and 1868 Gothic chamber. Tours year-round. Groups by appt. parks.ny.gov/historic-sites
Pound Ridge Museum
255 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge; 914-764-4333
On the National Historic Register. Exhibits
about Pound Ridge history in 1853. Lecture Room, genealogy research material. Open Mar.-Dec., Sat. and Sun. 2pm-4pm. Group tours by appt.. poundridgehistorical.org
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site
897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon 914-667-4116
Restored Colonial church (1763-1787) used as Revolutionary War hospital, with village green museum and historic cemetery. Interpretive and self guided tours. Costumed reenactments. Jan.-Jun., Mon. to Fri., 9pm-5pm and the second Saturday of each month, noon to 4pm. July-Dec., Tues. to Sat., 9pm-5pm, with special programs every Saturday at 1pm. nps.gov/sapa
Sherwood House Museum
340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers; 914-961-8940
Sherwood House is one of the few remaining pre-Revolutionary War fully furnished tenant farmhouses in the New York Metropolitan area. Open on Sunday afternoons from 1pm-4pm from the first Sunday in April through the last Sunday in June, and again from the first Sunday in September (after Labor Day) until the first Sunday in December, or by appt.. yonkershistoricalsociety.org
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
540 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 914-631-0081
Final resting place of Washington Irving, William Rockefeller, Walter Chrysler, Andrew
Carnegie, Brooke Astor, Elizabeth Arden
and Samuel Gompers. Gates open daily 8:30am-4:30pm. Maps available at office and by Irving’s and Carnegie’s graves. Day and evening walking tours April-Nov. sleepyhollowcemetery.org
Somers Historical Society
355 Route 202, 3rd Fl., Somers 914-277-4977
National Historic Landmark located in Elephant Hotel built by Hachaliah Bailey. Permanent exhibits on circus and local history, as well as changing exhibitions. Open year-round, Thurs. 2pm-4pm and by appt.
for research.
somershistoricalsoc.org
Sparta Cemetery
Revolutionary Rd., Ossining 914-941-0001
Two-acre gravesite for village’s early settlers and 119 known veterans, Revolutionary War through World War II. Owned and maintained by the Ossining Historical Society Museum. ossininghistoriccemeteries.org/ sparta-cemetery
Square House Museum
1 Purchase St., Rye; 914-967-7588
Former tavern, built in 1730, hosted George Washington. Now houses Rye Historical Society. Tours of period rooms, plus changing exhibits. Open Tues.-Fri. 10am- 5pm, Sat. 1pm-4pm. ryehistory.org/square-house-info
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