Ossining in Westchester County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bella Vista and the Secor Road Stone Wall
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Bella Vista y la Pared de Piedra de Secor Road
Ossining, New York
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 5, 2022
1. Bella Vista and the Secor Road Stone Wall / Bella Vista y la Pared de Piedra de Secor Road Marker
Bella Vista and the Secor Road Stone Wall
On this site once stood this Italianate-style residence built circa 1862 and owned by Azariah and Mary Baxter Carpenter. They called it "Bella Vista" because of its beautiful and sweeping views of the Hudson River. The Carpenters had five sons, Herbert, Harry, William, Frederick, and Charles. Azariah was a trustee of the Sing Sing Bank for Savings and vice president of the Consolidated Gas Company located at Irving Place in New York City. It was the precursor of today's Con Edison. Mary was a cashier at Consolidated Gas, where she met her husband. In the mid-20th Century Bella Vista became the home of the Ossining Elks Lodge, BPOE 1496. Built by the prisoners of Sing Sing Prison, the wall on Secor is made of locally quarried Sing Sing marble.
En este sitio estyvo la residencia estilo italiano construida por 1862 de Azariah y Mary Baxter Carpenter. La llamaban "Bella Vista" por su hermosos paisajes del Rνo Hudson. Los Carpenter tenνan cinco hijos, Herbert, Harry, William, Frederick y Charles. Azariah fue fideicomisario del Banco Sing Sing de Ahorros y vicepresidente de la Compaρνa Consolidada de Gas (precursor de Con Edison) en Irving Place en la Ciudad de Nueva York. Mary era cajera en Consolidated Gas, donde conociσ a su marido. A mediados del siglo XX, Bella Vista fue hogar del Ossining Elks Lodge, BPOE 1496. Construida por presos de Sing Sing, la pare en Secor estα hecha de mαrmol local de Sing Sing.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Ossining, New York series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
Location. 41° 9.596′ N, 73° 51.912′ W. Marker is in Ossining, New York, in Westchester County. It is at the intersection of State Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling south on State Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 State St, Ossining NY 10562, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 5, 2022
2. Bella Vista and the Secor Road Stone Wall / Bella Vista y la Pared de Piedra de Secor Road Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
