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Van Cortlandt Manor
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| Location: | Croton-On-Hudson, NY |
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| Built: | 1665 |
| Architectural style: | Dutch-English Colonial |
| NRHP Reference#: | 66000579 |
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| Added to NRHP: | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL: | November 5, 1961[2] |
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 South 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.