This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in southern Westchester County, New York, excluding the cities of New Rochelle and Yonkers, which have separate lists of their own.
Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in online maps.[1]
Historic segregated cemetery, established in 1860 and used until 1964, including burial of veterans from the Civil War through World War II; located within Greenwood Union Cemetery.
The only National Historic Landmark District in Westchester County. Includes Jay Estate, the childhood home of Founding Father John Jay, a nature preserve Marshlands Conservancy, Rye Golf Club, Lounsbury and the Jay Cemetery.
Home of astrophotography pioneer John William Draper, who in the 1840s took the first recognizable photo of the moon through a telescope at his observatory here.
1936 Moderne house, built by local developer, was meant to be pattern for a housing development in Florida that was never built. Architect's only work in this style.
Built in 1902, early use of Colonial Revival in a civic building. Upper floors have an auditorium for performances and community gatherings, was home to public library until 2000.
1870 building, home to eponymous maker of conservatories and greenhouses that supplied local estates, is now the village's library after lengthy restoration.
One of many New Deal-era Colonial Revival post offices in the state; one of only three with parapeted gables and window keystones; part of the US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
Westchester County is located in the U.S. state of New York. It is the seventh most populous county in New York State and the most populous north of New York City. According to the 2020 United States Census, the county had a population of 1,004,456, an increase of 55,344 (5.8%) from the 949,113 counted in 2010. Situated in the Hudson Valley, Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2), consisting of six cities, 19 towns, and 23 villages. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The county seat is the city of White Plains, while the most populous municipality in the county is the city of Yonkers, with 211,569 residents per the 2020 U.S. Census.
Southern Westchester refers to the southern portion of Westchester County, New York, a dense inner-ring suburban area north of New York City.
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places entries in Yonkers, New York. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Westchester County, New York for all others in the county.
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The history of Westchester County, a county in the state of New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the Hudson River and Long Island Sound in the 17th century. The area now known as Westchester County had seen human occupation since at least the Archaic period, but significant growth in the settlements that are now incorporated into the county did not occur until the Industrial Revolution.
There are numerous nationally and locally designated historic sites and attractions in Westchester County. These include architecturally significant manors and estates, churches, cemeteries, farmhouses, African-American heritage sites, and underground railroad depots and waystations. There are sites from pre-Revolutionary and Revolutionary times, as well as battlegrounds. Westchester County also played an important role in the development of the modern suburb, and there are many associated heritage sites and museums.
References
↑ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
↑ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
↑ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 2, 2016.
↑ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 2, 2016.
↑ Address based on USPS website. Accessed April 2, 2016.
Further reading
Williams, Gray (2003). Picturing Our Past: National Register Sites in Westchester County. Westchester County Historical Society. ISBN0-915585-14-6.
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