1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

NEW YORK - Westchester County - Historic Districts

Asbury United Methodist Church and Bethel Chapel and Cemetery (added 2000 - Westchester County - #00000310) 19 Old Post Rd. and Old Post Rd. S, Croton-on-Hudson (68 acres, 2 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Federal Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure Bedford Road Historic District (added 1985 - Westchester County - #85002903) Bedford Rd., Armonk (45 acres, 8 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Bedford Village Historic District (added 1973 - Westchester County - #73001285) Roughly bounded by Court, Seminary, Poundridge and Greenwich Rds., Bedford (890 acres, 80 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling Bell Place-Locust Avenue Historic District (added 1985 - Westchester County - #85001936) Roughly bounded by Cromwell Pl., Locust Hill Ave., Baldwin Pl. & N. Broadway, Yonkers (20 acres, 11 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italian Villa, Late Victorian, Other Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Boston Post Road Historic District *** (added 1982 - Westchester County - #82001275) Roughly bounded by Boston Post Rd. and Milton Harbor, Rye (3000 acres, 21 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Gothic, Greek Revival, Classical Revival Historic Person: Jay, John Significant Year: 1854, 1838 Area of Significance: Architecture, Conservation, Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation: Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, Late Archaic Period of Significance: 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Funerary, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Camp, Cemetery, Road-Related, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Conservation Area, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility Bronx River Parkway Reservation (added 1991 - Westchester County - #90002143) Bronx River Pkwy. from jct. with Sprain Brook Rd. to and including Kensico Dam Plaza, Bronxville (7990 acres, 4 buildings, 32 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Engineering, Transportation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Auditorium, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Current Sub-function: Auditorium, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related Bronx River Parkway Reservation (added 1991 - Westchester County - #90002143) Bronx River Pkwy. from jct. with Sprain Brook Rd. to and including Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla (7990 acres, 4 buildings, 32 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Engineering, Transportation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Auditorium, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation Current Sub-function: Auditorium, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related Caramoor ** (added 2001 - Westchester County - #01000548) Also known as Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts 149-181 Girdle Ridge Rd., Bedford (809 acres, 7 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Rosborg, Christian F. Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Garden, Museum, Music Facility Crane, Gerard, House (added 1985 - Westchester County - #85001954) Old Croton Falls Rd., Somers (300 acres, 5 buildings, 4 structures, 1 object) Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Waters,W.R., Dickenson,J.W. Architectural Style: Greek Revival Historic Person: Crane,Garrard Significant Year: 1849 Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Delavan Terrace Historic District (added 1983 - Westchester County - #83001827) Roughly bounded by Delavan Terr. and Palisade and Park Aves., Yonkers (42 acres, 12 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Downtown Ossining Historic District (added 1989 - Westchester County - #88001827) Also known as See Also:First Baptist Church of Ossining;Old Croton Dam, Si Roughly along US 9, Main St., and Croton Ave., Ossining (290 acres, 34 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Italianate, Renaissance, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Current Function: Commerce/Trade Good Counsel Complex (added 1997 - Westchester County - #97000358) Also known as Convent of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion;See Also:Map 52 N. Broadway, White Plains (130 acres, 10 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: O'Conner, Lawrence Architectural Style: Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Education, Religion Current Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, School Halcyon Place Historic District (added 1991 - Westchester County - #90002145) Halcyon Pl., Yonkers (15 acres, 12 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Mission/Spanish Revival, Late Victorian, Classical Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Current Function: Domestic Katonah Village Historic District (added 1983 - Westchester County - #83001830) Parkway, Valleyedge, Edgemont and Bedford Rds., Katonah (180 acres, 38 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Olmsted,G.S., Olmsted,B.S. Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't , Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Knapp, Timothy, House and Milton Cemetery (added 1982 - Westchester County - #82003413) 265 Rye Beach Ave. and Milton Rd., Rye (15 acres, 1 building) Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Historic Person: Knapp, Timothy Significant Year: 1750, 1670 Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement Period of Significance: 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic, Funerary Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery, Single Dwelling Lawrence Park Historic District (added 1980 - Westchester County - #80002788) Roughly bounded by Side Hill, Prescott, Kensington, Garden and Chestnut Ave.,Maidens Ln, Valley and Pondfield Rds., Bronxville (200 acres, 94 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple, Bates,William A. Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival Historic Person: Howe,William,et al. Significant Year: 1950, 1891 Area of Significance: Architecture, Art, Literature, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Mamaroneck Methodist Church (added 1992 - Westchester County - #92001304) 514 Boston Post Rd., Mamaroneck (16 acres, 2 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Gedney,Solomon, Carreja,Mr. Architectural Style: Classical Revival, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Mount Kisco Municipal Complex (added 1997 - Westchester County - #97000116) 100-120 Main St., Mount Kisco (0 acres, 2 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: O'Brien & Klikel, Schmidt, Mott B. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Government Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Post Office Current Function: Education, Government, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: City Hall, Library, Monument/Marker, Post Office New York Hospital, Westchester Division (added 1991 - Westchester County - #91000634) Also known as Bloomingdale Hospital;The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical 21 Bloomingdale Rd., White Plains (2090 acres, 26 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Georgian, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Health/Medicine, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Health Care Historic Sub-function: Hospital Current Function: Health Care Current Sub-function: Hospital North Grove Street Historic District (added 1979 - Westchester County - #79001650) 1, 2, 8, 15, and 19 Grove St., Tarrytown (15 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate, Second Empire, Gothic Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Single Dwelling Old Chappaqua Historic District (added 1974 - Westchester County - #74001319) Quaker Rd., Chappaqua (330 acres, 12 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Religion, Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Palmer--Lewis Estate (added 1998 - Westchester County - #98001008) Also known as Maple Grove Black Brook Rd., Bedford (310 acres, 12 buildings, 4 structures) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Italianate Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Peekskill Downtown Historic District (added 2004 - Westchester County - #04000095) Main, Division, South, Park, Bank, Brown, First and Esther Sts., Central and Union Aves., Peekskill (400 acres, 150 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Italianate Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private , Local Gov't , State , Federal Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion Current Sub-function: City Hall, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater Playland Amusement Park *** (added 1980 - Westchester County - #80004529) Playland Pkwy. and Forest Ave., Rye (2800 acres, 17 buildings, 17 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Entertainment/Recreation Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture Historic Sub-function: Fair, Restaurant Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Fair, Restaurant Pound Ridge Historic District (added 1985 - Westchester County - #85003196) Roughly Pound Ridge, Old Stone Hill, and Salem Rds., Trinity Pass and Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge (950 acres, 46 buildings) Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Halle,Hiram Architectural Style: Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian, Colonial Revival Historic Person: Lockwood,Joseph Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Rockefeller, John D., Estate *** (added 1976 - Westchester County - #76001290) Pocantico Hills, Mt. Pleasant (2490 acres, 12 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Person Historic Person: Rockefeller,John D. Significant Year: 1937, 1893 Area of Significance: Social History, Industry Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape Historic Sub-function: Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Landscape Current Sub-function: Forest, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Scarborough Historic District (added 1984 - Westchester County - #84003433) US 9, Ossining (3760 acres, 26 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: McKim,Mead & White, Multiple Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Other, Mid 19th Century Revival Area of Significance: Religion, Education, Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , State Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Current Sub-function: Civic, Civic, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Smith, Alexander, Carpet Mills Historic District (added 1983 - Westchester County - #83001832) Roughly bounded by Saw Mill River Rd., Orchard St., Lake and Ashburton Aves., Yonkers (380 acres, 85 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: International Style Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Somers Hamlet Historic District (added 2004 - Westchester County - #04000349) US 202, NY 100, NY 116, Deans Bridge Rd. and The Lane, Somers (560 acres, 36 buildings, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic Historic Person: Bailey, Hachaliah Significant Year: 1823, 1825 Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, City Hall, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion Current Sub-function: Cemetery, City Hall, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store The Woodpile (added 1992 - Westchester County - #92000030) Jct. of Croton Lake and Wood Rds., Mt. Kisco (1220 acres, 17 buildings, 9 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Hutton,Addison, Davis,A.J. Architectural Style: Second Empire, Italian Villa, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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