Van Cortlandt Manor

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Van Cortlandt Manor
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Built/Founded:	1665
Architectural style(s):	Dutch-English Colonial
Designated as NHL:	November 5, 1961^[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000579

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 (350 km²) 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 thousand-acre 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.^[1],^[3],^[4]

The house is not included in the area of Cortlandt Manor, New York.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Van Cortlandt Manor. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-21).
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ["Van Cortlandt Manor", January, 1975, by James DillonPDF (454 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1975-01).
^ [Van Cortlandt Manor--Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1967 and 1974.PDF (2.27 MiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1975-01).

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Van Cortlandt Manor is at coordinates 41°11′30″N 73°52′36″W / 41.191644, -73.876515 (Van Cortlandt Manor)Coordinates: 41°11′30″N 73°52′36″W / 41.191644, -73.876515 (Van Cortlandt Manor)

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