Beecher-McFadden Estate

Beecher-McFadden Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	E. Main St., Peekskill, New York
Coordinates	41°17′54″N73°53′44″W / 41.29833°N 73.89556°W / 41.29833; -73.89556
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	c. 1875
Architectural style	Tudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP reference No.	87001894 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1987

The Beecher-McFadden Estate is a historic estate located on East Main Street in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York.

Beecher Estate former Carriage House

Description and history

The estate includes an imposing brick mansion and a large support building set among scenic landscaping. The mansion, designed by architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee, was originally built in 1877 in a Victorian Gothic style, and was extensively remodeled in the 1920s in the Tudor Revival style. It is a large, 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrical brick building with stone trim, Tudor arches, and plain balustrades. The north elevation retains the original 1+1⁄2-story, red brick walls with polychrome brick trim. The large support structure has a two-story center section, flanked by 1+1⁄2-story wings, and is in the Jacobean Revival style. The property was originally developed by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), then purchased by the locally prominent McFadden family in 1902. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1987. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Austin N. O'Brien (June 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beecher-McFadden Estate". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011.See also: "Accompanying seven photos".