Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House
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Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House is a historic home located at Peekskill
, Westchester County, New York
. The original house was built about 1773 and subsequently enlarged and altered a number of times. The original structure is a -story, five-bay brick house, altered by the Van Cortlandt family in the 1830s. It has a gable roof covered in slate
. A large -story frame wing covered in stucco
was built in the 1920s. It was built or remodeled in 1773 by Pierre Van Cortlandt
. After 1783, the house was occupied by his son Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
(1762–1848) until his death. In 1889, the house was converted for use as a convalescent home and was later used as a nursing home
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1981.
Peekskill, New York
Peekskill is a city in Westchester County, New York. It is situated on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point.This community was known to be an early American industrial center, primarily for its iron plow and stove products...
, Westchester County, New York
Westchester County, New York
Westchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of and has a population of 949,113 according to the 2010 Census, residing in 45 municipalities...
. The original house was built about 1773 and subsequently enlarged and altered a number of times. The original structure is a -story, five-bay brick house, altered by the Van Cortlandt family in the 1830s. It has a gable roof covered in slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
. A large -story frame wing covered in stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
was built in the 1920s. It was built or remodeled in 1773 by Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt
Pierre Van Cortlandt was the first Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York.He was born in New York, the son of Philip Van Cortlandt and Catherine DePeyster...
. After 1783, the house was occupied by his son Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr.
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. was a United States Representative from New York. A member of New York's Van Cortlandt family, he was the son of Pierre Van Cortlandt, an early New York political figure, and brother of Philip Van Cortlandt, who was also a U.S. Representative from New York...
(1762–1848) until his death. In 1889, the house was converted for use as a convalescent home and was later used as a nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1981.