What does this fountain in Manhattan have to do with Philipse Manor Hall? Find out Jan. 10
The New York City we know today is a world completely apart from the one early Dutch colonists created in the 1620s. But the street layout of Lower Manhattan remains relatively unchanged from that time. You can still see glimpses of centuries ago embedded, sometimes literally, in the streets of Manhattan. Join Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site Manager Michael Lord on a journey back to the New York of the Philipses’ era – from the 1640s to the American Revolution. We’ll stop at Philipse-related properties around the city, learn about the locations of major events like the Insurrection of 1712, the Conspiracy of 1741, and the Great Fire of 1776, and get a feel for the street-level view of this historic city through time. Time travel from the comfort of your own living room!
Virtual access is free online via WebEx, but registration is required. Register for in-person or virtual at https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/lecture-the-armchair-time-travelers-guide-to-colonial-manhattan
About the Friends of Philipse Manor Hall:
The Friends of Philipse Manor Hall, Inc. is dedicated to supporting and enhancing Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site. Friends of Philipse Manor Hall offers a variety of events and activities throughout the year, from family-friendly festivals to lectures, concerts, and movie nights. The organization’s goal is to foster public interest in and support for Philipse Manor Hall, to make PMH more accessible and inviting to the local community, and to provide funds and volunteers for programs and activities offered by the site staff. The FPMH marketing project was supported with funding from the New York State Park and Trail Partnership Grants and New York’s Environmental Protection Fund. The Park and Trail Partnership Grants are administered by Parks & Trails New York, in partnership with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Learn more at www.friendsofphilipsemanorhall.org.
About Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, located at 29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY, 10701, is open for tours Wednesdays through Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dating back to the 1680s, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site sits near the confluence of the Nepperhan (Saw Mill) and Hudson Rivers, the site of a Munsee Lunaape village. Used by four generations of the Philipse family and worked by the people they enslaved as well as European tenant farmers, the Philipse Manor was once over 200,000 acres and helped make the Philipse family the richest in New York. Loyalists during the American Revolution, they fled to England and the Hall was owned by several individuals before becoming the Yonkers Village Hall and later Yonkers City Hall. When a new City Hall was built in the early 20th century, the house was preserved through the generosity of Eva Smith Cochran and donated to New York State to serve as a historic site. Today, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site provides visitors with a balanced approach to interpreting the lives of Indigenous, European, and African people to understand the complex relationships that took place at the Manor from the earliest days of the Dutch Colony of New Netherland to the American Revolution and beyond. Learn more at Philipse Manor Hall’s Virtual Wing at www.philipsemanorhall.com.
