sir henry clinton owned the philipsburg manor before the break up.
sir henry clinton owned the philipsburg manor before the break up.
who owned the philipsburg manor before the break up?
sir henry clinton
several years into the revolution frederick philipse iii, a loyalist, was attainted for treason along with his family. the manor was confiscated in 1779 and used as collateral to raise funds for the colonial cause. after the war it was sold at public auction, split between 287 buyers. the largest tract, the (about ) upper mills, was purchased by gerard beekman; the lower, including manor hall, went to cornelius low. that parcel was passed to numerous owners until 1951, when it was acquired by sleepy hollow restorations (now historic hudson valley). philanthropist john d. rockefeller jr. funded the restoration of about , which became today's philipsburg manor historic site. philipse manor hall served as yonkers city hall from 1872 until 1908. both homes became national historic landmarks on november 5, 1961 and are now house museums.
philipsburg manor
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philipsburg manor house is a historic house in the upper mills section of the former sprawling colonial-era estate known as philipsburg manor. together with a water mill and trading site the house is operated as a non-profit museum by historic hudson valley. it is located on us 9 in the village of sleepy hollow, new york.









































although an english-deeded tract, it is listed by some sources with the patroonships of new netherland since it incorporated part of that previously owned by dutch "jonkheer" adriaen van der donck.









































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