Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
Philipse Manor Hall, photo by Ted Spiegel
|
Philipse Manor Hall contains superb 18th-century woodwork, as well as one of America's earliest decorated plaster ceilings.
Theme(s): Architecture,Revolutionary War
|
|
Glenview / Hudson River Museum
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
The Hudson River Museum offers varied attractions - from art exhibits to a planetarium and its new interactive Hudson Riverama.
Theme(s): Architecture,Arts, Artists & the Hudson River School,Environment
|
|
St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
The 18th-century church and graveyard the make up St. Paul’s Church include a museum on local events that helped shape the nation.
Theme(s): Architecture,Revolutionary War
|
|
Cropsey Home and Studio
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
Jasper Francis Cropsey was a noted Hudson River painter. His house and studio contain an important collection of works by him.
Theme(s): Arts, Artists & the Hudson River School
|
|
DeWint House
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
DeWint House served as headquarters for Washington during the American Revolution. The house is also the oldest surviving building in Rockland County.
Theme(s): Revolutionary War
|
|
Camp Shanks World War II Museum
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
Camp Shanks Museum commemorates the largest point of embarkation for soldiers headed for the front lines during World War II.
Theme(s): Freedom and Dignity
|
|
Washington Irving’s Sunnyside
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
Sunnyside is the charmingly Romantic home of Washington Irving, author of such classics as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.
Theme(s): Architecture,Freedom and Dignity,Landscape and Gardens
|
|
Union Church of Pocantico Hills
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
Courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley
|
Union Church contains modern stained-glass art created by Henri Matisse and Marc Chagall and commissioned as memorials by members of the Rockefeller family
Theme(s): Arts, Artists & the Hudson River School
|
|
White Plains Battlefield
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
|
Several sites commemorate the Battle of White Plains, the first battle of the Revolution fought in the Hudson River Valley.
Theme(s): Revolutionary War
|
|
Lyndhurst
Region: Lower Hudson Valley
Photo courtesy of Lyndhurst
|
Lyndhurst, built 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis is a Gothic Revival mansion whose 67-acre grounds offer fine views of the Hudson River.
Theme(s): Architecture,Landscape and Gardens
|
|