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Van Cortlandt Manor is a 17th-century house and property built by the Van Cortlandt family located near the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers in the village of Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York, United States. The colonial era stone and brick manor house is now a museum and is a National Historic Landmark.
The Van Cortlandt House is located at the southwestern corner of Van Cortlandt Park, [3] near the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. [4] It is surrounded by the park's Parade Ground to the north, the Memorial Grove to the west, a swimming pool and the Van Cortlandt Stadium to the south, and a burial ground and Van Cortlandt Lake to the east. [3]
Tours at Philipsburg Manor, Sunnyside, and Van Cortlandt Manor use the third-person "living history" approach by interpreters in historic clothing supplemented by hands-on demonstrations of period work and leisure activities, while Kykuit and the Union Church use a more traditional lecture/discussion approach. Philipsburg Manor concentrates on ...
The Hudson Valley Blaze is at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor (525 S. Riverside Ave., Croton-On-Hudson). There is a second Blaze event out on Long Island at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration ...
We went to opening night of the Great Jack-O'-Lantern Blaze 20th anniversary, and attendees gave it glowing reviews.
Van Cortlandt Upper Manor House is a historic home of the van Cortlandt family located in Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York. The original house was built about 1773 and subsequently enlarged and altered a number of times.
Captain Olof Stevense Van Cortlandt, who was born in Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands, arrived in New Amsterdam in 1637. He was originally a soldier and bookkeeper who rose to high colonial ranks in service of the Dutch West India Company, serving many terms as burgomaster and alderman. [1]
The jaw-dropping displays at The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze include a pumpkin planetarium, a 200-foot Kraken, and optical illusions.