Historic sites in Westchester County
There are numerous historic sites and attractions in Westchester County. These include farmhouses, churches, and other buildings from pre-Revolutionary times and historic and architecturally significant manors and estates in the area. Westchester County also played an important role in the development of the modern suburbs, and there are many heritage sites and museums. A few of the best known are listed below:
Sites and monuments
- Bronx River Parkway
- The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester
- Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah
- The Elephant Hotel, Somers
- Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale
- Irvington Town Hall Theater, Irvington
- Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville
- The Old Croton Aqueduct
- The Old Croton Trail
- The Old Dutch Church, Sleepy Hollow
- Paramount Center for the Arts, Peekskill
- Philipsburg Manor House, Sleepy Hollow
- Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Yonkers
- The Picture House, Pelham
- Playland, Rye
- The Performing Arts Center, Purchase
- Sing Sing Prison, Ossining
- The Square House Museum, Rye
- Sunnyside, Tarrytown
- Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown
- Union Church of Pocantico Hills, Pocantico Hills
- Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers
Historic houses
- Thomas Paine Cottage, New Rochelle
- Jacob Purdy House, White Plains
- 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House, Rye
- Jay Property, Rye
- Leland Castle, New Rochelle
- Kykuit, Pocantico Hills
- Lyndhurst, Tarrytown
- Timothy Knapp House and Milton Cemetery, Rye
Museums
- Hudson River Museum, Yonkers
- Thomas Paine Memorial Museum, New Rochelle
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Westchester County, New York
- History of Westchester County
External links
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