This article is about the manor house in the village of Sleepy Hollow. For the English land grant, see Philipsburg Manor. For the family seat, see Philipse Manor Hall.
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 JonkheerAdriaen van der Donck.
The main house.Phillipseburg Manor appears on this 1814 map as Philipsburg.
The manor dates from 1693, when wealthy Province of New York merchant Frederick Philipse was granted a charter for 52,000 acres (21,000 ha) along the Hudson River by the British Crown. He built a facility at the confluence of the Pocantico and Hudson Rivers as a provisioning depot for the family Atlantic sea trade and as headquarters for a worldwide shipping operation. For more than thirty years, Frederick and his wife Margaret, and later his son Adolph shipped hundreds of African men, women, and children as slaves across the Atlantic.[3]
By the mid 18th century, the Philipse family had one of the largest slave-holdings in the colonial North.[4] The family seat of Philipsburg Manor was Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers
The manor was tenanted by farmers of various European backgrounds, and operated by enslaved Africans.[5] (In 1750, twenty-three enslaved men, women, and children lived and worked at the manor.)[citation needed]
At the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, the Philipses supported the British, and their landholdings were seized and auctioned off.[6] The manor house was used during the war, most notably by British General Sir Henry Clinton during military activities in 1779. It was there that he wrote what is now known as the Philipsburg Proclamation, which declared all Patriot-owned slaves to be free, and that blacks taken prisoner while serving in Patriot forces would be sold into slavery.[7]
Named a National Historic Landmark in 1961,[1][6][8] the farm features a stone manor house filled with a collection of 17th- and 18th-century period furnishings, a working water-powered grist mill and millpond, an 18th-century barn, a slave garden,[9] and a reconstructed tenant farm house. Costumed interpreters re-enact life in pre-Revolutionary times, doing chores, milking the cows, and grinding grain in the grist mill. In 2016, historic restoration work sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts was completed on the grist mill to rebuild the entire wooden waterwheel and flume.[10]
^ ab""Philipsburg Manor", January 1975, by James Dillon". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. January 1975.
^Kelley, Robin; Lewis, Earl (2005). To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN978-0-19-518135-7.
^"Philipsburg Manor--Accompanying 5 photos, exterior, from 1967 and 1974". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Photos. National Park Service. January 1975.
^Historic Hudson Valley, "Work Begins on Large Restoration Project at Philipsburg Manor", 10-14-2016.
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This article is about the manor house in the village of Sleepy Hollow For the English land grant see Philipsburg Manor For the family seat see Philipse Manor Hall 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 Philipsburg ManorU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkNew York State Register of Historic PlacesThe manorInteractive map showing the location of Phillipsburg Manor HouseLocationSleepy Hollow New YorkNearest cityWhite PlainsCoordinates41 05 18 7 N 73 51 49 W 41 088528 N 73 86361 W 41 088528 73 86361Built1693NRHP reference No 66000584NYSRHP No 11960 000094Significant datesAdded to NRHPOctober 15 1966 2 Designated NHLNovember 5 1961 1 Designated NYSRHPJune 23 1980Although 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 Contents 1 History 2 Further reading 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp The main house nbsp Phillipseburg Manor appears on this 1814 map as Philipsburg The manor dates from 1693 when wealthy Province of New York merchant Frederick Philipse was granted a charter for 52 000 acres 21 000 ha along the Hudson River by the British Crown He built a facility at the confluence of the Pocantico and Hudson Rivers as a provisioning depot for the family Atlantic sea trade and as headquarters for a worldwide shipping operation For more than thirty years Frederick and his wife Margaret and later his son Adolph shipped hundreds of African men women and children as slaves across the Atlantic 3 By the mid 18th century the Philipse family had one of the largest slave holdings in the colonial North 4 The family seat of Philipsburg Manor was Philipse Manor Hall in YonkersThe manor was tenanted by farmers of various European backgrounds and operated by enslaved Africans 5 In 1750 twenty three enslaved men women and children lived and worked at the manor citation needed At the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War the Philipses supported the British and their landholdings were seized and auctioned off 6 The manor house was used during the war most notably by British General Sir Henry Clinton during military activities in 1779 It was there that he wrote what is now known as the Philipsburg Proclamation which declared all Patriot owned slaves to be free and that blacks taken prisoner while serving in Patriot forces would be sold into slavery 7 Named a National Historic Landmark in 1961 1 6 8 the farm features a stone manor house filled with a collection of 17th and 18th century period furnishings a working water powered grist mill and millpond an 18th century barn a slave garden 9 and a reconstructed tenant farm house Costumed interpreters re enact life in pre Revolutionary times doing chores milking the cows and grinding grain in the grist mill In 2016 historic restoration work sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts was completed on the grist mill to rebuild the entire wooden waterwheel and flume 10 Further reading editMichael Middleton Dwyer editor with a preface by Mark Rockefeller Great Houses of the Hudson River Boston MA Little Brown amp Co 2001 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in New York National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County New YorkReferences edit a b Philipsburg Manor National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service September 18 2007 Archived from the original on June 6 2011 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Lewis Tom 2007 The Hudson A History Yale University Press pp 109 112 ISBN 978 0 300 11990 9 Local History Colonial Yonkers http www enslavedafricansraingarden org history shtml Philipsburg Manor The Early Years http www hudsonvalley org education philipsburg manor early years a b Philipsburg Manor January 1975 by James Dillon National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination National Park Service January 1975 Kelley Robin Lewis Earl 2005 To Make Our World Anew Volume I A History of African Americans to 1880 New York Oxford University Press p 120 ISBN 978 0 19 518135 7 Philipsburg Manor Accompanying 5 photos exterior from 1967 and 1974 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Photos National Park Service January 1975 Enslaved Africans Rain Garden http www enslavedafricansraingarden org index shtml Historic Hudson Valley Work Begins on Large Restoration Project at Philipsburg Manor 10 14 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philipsburg Manor Historic Hudson Valley Clemco Construction 2016 Historic Restoration of Philipsburg Manor 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