- Not to be confused with Van Cortlandt House Museum in The Bronx, New York City.
Van Cortlandt Manor is a house and property located by the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers located in the village of Croton-On-Hudson in Westchester County, New York. The stone and brick manor house is now a National Historic Landmark. It is on Riverside Avenue.
Originally, it was an 86,000-acre (35,000 ha) tract granted as a Patent to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1697 by King William III. The manor house was built sometime before 1732 but was not any owner's principal residence until a grandson, Pierre Van Cortlandt, moved there in 1749. At that time the manor house was on a 1,000-acre (405 ha) portion of the original tract. The house remained in Van Cortlandt family ownership until 1945. In 1953, John D. Rockefeller purchased it and began a restoration. The restored manor house was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[2][3][4]
The house is not included in the area of Cortlandt Manor, New York.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Van Cortlandt Manor". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-21. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=421&ResourceType=Building.
- ^ "["Van Cortlandt Manor", January, 1975, by James DillonPDF (299 KB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]". National Park Service. 1975-01. "Van Cortlandt Manor", January, 1975, by James DillonPDF (299 KB).
- ^ "[Van Cortlandt Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1967 and 1974.PDF (5.40 MB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]". National Park Service. 1975-01. Van Cortlandt Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1967 and 1974.PDF (5.40 MB).
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