Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee met in 1946 when they co-starred in the Broadway play Jeb. While the play lasted six months, their marriage in 1948 lasted 56 years. In their joint autobiography, With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together, . . . — — Map (db m270975) HM
Before there was Alvin Alley, there was Pearl Primus. Pearl Eileen Primus has been called "the grandmother of African-American dance." An innovative dancer and choreographer, she studied African, African-American and Caribbean culture and . . . — — Map (db m271130) HM
Reginald Marsh was most notable for his depictions of life in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Crowded Coney Island beach scenes, popular entertainments such as vaudeville and burlesque, women and jobless men on the Bowery are subjects that . . . — — Map (db m270827) HM
Richard Courant and Kurt Friedrichs were co-founders of The Courant Institute of Mathematical Science — a division of New York University that serves as a center for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics. The . . . — — Map (db m271124) HM
The modern image of the black male in cinema began with Richard Roundtree. As the charismatic private detective John Shaft in the wildly successful 1971 film Shaft, Roundtree created a black action hero of an entirely new kind: . . . — — Map (db m271133) HM
Robert L. May created Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1939 as an assignment for Chicago-based Montgomery Ward. The retailer had been buying and giving away coloring books for Christmas every year and it was decided that creating their . . . — — Map (db m270790) HM
Richard Tucker described Robert Merrill's voice as "the greatest natural voice that America created." He was unequalled among baritones of his generation at the Metropolitan Opera where he made his début as Germont in La Traviata . . . — — Map (db m271055) HM
Robert Emmet Sherwood was a film critic, Playwright and screenwriter. He was born in New Rochelle, New York on April 4, 1896 and lived at 18 Neptune Place.
A colleague of Robert Benchley and Dorothy Parker at Vanity Fair Magazine, . . . — — Map (db m271141) HM
Teresa Brewer was born on May 7, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio to Helen and Louis Breuer. When she was two years old her mother had her try out on Uncle August's Kiddie Show, a local radio program where she belted out "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" . . . — — Map (db m270916) HM
Thomas Paine, was the voice of the American Revolution. His pamphlet Common Sense, advocating colonial America's independence from Great Britain, was so influential in spurring on the Revolutionary War that John Adams reportedly said, . . . — — Map (db m310651) HM
Author of Common Sense and The American Crisis. 1784 NYS gave him a farm on this site seized from a loyalist. Paine buried here until 1819. — — Map (db m149045) HM
In memory of
those men who made the
supreme sacrifice
during the Vietnam Conflict
John R. Burns, Jr. •
James W. Barbour •
Thomas J. Casey, Jr. •
Frederick J. Caprattro •
William A. Gioffoletti •
Donald Constande •
James W. . . . — — Map (db m271343) WM
Walter Benjamin Lantz, animator, producer and director, was born in New Rochelle, New York to Italian immigrant parents. His father, whose surname Lanzas was anglicized to Lantz by an immigration official, was a soap maker by trade, but became a . . . — — Map (db m270982) HM
Along this unique Walk of Fame, you will learn about the fascinating lives of various individuals from many fields — the arts, business, politics, education, the media, entertainment and sports. What do they all have in common? The are all . . . — — Map (db m270974) HM
Whitney M. Young, Jr. was Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 until his untimely death in 1971. He worked tirelessly as an advocate for equal opportunities on behalf of African Americans, and he gained national respect as an . . . — — Map (db m271129) HM
Once upon a time, there were three baseball teams in New York — the New York Yankees, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. During the 1950s, these teams had three great center fielders: Mickey Mantle of the Yankees, Willie Mays of the . . . — — Map (db m304405) HM
In memory of
those men of New Rochelle
who made the supreme sacrifice
during World War II
Joseph F. Amorello •
Albert A. Anderson, Jr. •
Clifford J. Anderson •
Robert F. Andren •
Roger E. Atwood •
Arthur Edmund Babcock, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m271342) WM
Joseph T. Miller 1903 – 1975 Town Clerk of North Castle 1940 – 1975 This park is set aside in his memory in tribute to his many years of devoted loving service to the citizens of this town — — Map (db m24458) HM
[ East tablet ]
In Memory of Those Who Served Honorably In World War I 1917 –– 1918
[ South tablet ]
In Memory of Those Who Served Honorably In World War II 1941 –– 1945
[ West tablet . . . — — Map (db m24468) WM
In Honor of the Men of the Township of North Castle Who Answered Their Country’s Call In the Great World War 1917 – 1919
Lester Abrams • Frank R. Adams • Sidney Barnshaw • Arthur F. Bartlett • George P. Bennett • Leon H. Bennett • Frank . . . — — Map (db m24470) HM
Dedicated to the Heroic Men and Women Of North White Plains in the Town of North Castle, New York Who Served Their Country in World War II And in Loving Memory of Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice.
Abele, Jacob • Ackerly, Charles Jr. • . . . — — Map (db m24457) HM
This Flame of Freedom Donated To the Town of North Castle by North Castle Post 1097 American Legion In Memory of Those Who Perished In the Service of Their Country In All the Wars Erected by Town of North Castle And Dedicated on the 30th Day of May . . . — — Map (db m24469) WM
Shots fired from this hill Nov. 4, 1776 by Col. John Glover's troops ended Battle of White Plains and turned tide of revolution. — — Map (db m269171) HM WM
This balanced rock is estimated to weigh 60 tons. Geologists refer to it as an "erratic." The boulder is composed of a type of granite that does not match rock normally found in this vicinity and is thought to have been deposited here during the . . . — — Map (db m237581) HM
Originally a private burial ground, this site later served as
burial grounds for a variety of North Salem congregations.
In 1806 the cemetery was deeded to the Town of North Salem
as a public burial ground. In 1851 a donation of land . . . — — Map (db m237255) HM
Erected by the Citizens of
The Town of North Salem
dedicated to those who served their country in 1914 The World War 1918
John F. O’Ryan Major General 27 Division • H. Francis Jaekel Major 106 U.S. Infantry • Louis Fancher Capt. . . . — — Map (db m24509) HM
1941 Town of North Salem, N.Y. 1945
In Honor of Our Citizens Who Served
In the Armed Forces Of
The United States
During World War II
Abate, Ugo • Alexander, Charles J. • Andrews, William • Biel, Leonard • Bocchino, James • . . . — — Map (db m24683) WM
Croton Falls Fire Department
Established 1892
The Croton Falls Fire District
Established 1939
Proudly protecting the town of North Salem
and segments of the towns of Carmel and Southeast
Our Warning Ring
Our warning ring was . . . — — Map (db m237256) HM
On this site once stood the Quaker Meeting House
(1762-1810) which burned to the ground in 1978.
The first noted burial on this site was in 1813.
In 1982 the Town of North Salem purchased the
cemetery and grounds.
Interments 1813-1930 . . . — — Map (db m237259) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m193245) HM
A native of Leeds, England,
Benjamin Brandreth immigrated to New York City in
1835 with his wife Harriot, four children
and his grandfather's formula for an
herbal laxative pill that he billed as a
cure-all for various ills. These . . . — — Map (db m258962) HM
When Bryan Johnson told
people he was going to be
the mayor someday, people
believed him. He was easygoing, quick to
smile and always willing to help a friend.
Bryan grew up on State St., and his
parents worked as corrections officers
at Sing . . . — — Map (db m258958) HM
Long before there was a
fictional spy code-named
“007” there was a real
one called “H.” Elijah Hunter led an
eventful life, particularly during the
Revolutionary War. He served as a 1st
lieutenant and later as captain of a
company of . . . — — Map (db m259157) HM
'Careswell,' built in 1835 in the Greek Revival style, was once home to Gen. Aaron Ward (1790-1867), a native of Sing Sing and alumnus of the local Mount Pleasant Academy. He fought in the War of 1812, served in the U.S. House of . . . — — Map (db m193213) HM
As with many women in the
early years of this country.
Catharine Smith's history is
hinged to the men in her life. She did
not own land, and her work was within
the parameters of hearth and faith. Her
obituary offered the highest praise of . . . — — Map (db m259125) HM
After WW II Army Air Corps
service on Guam, this
Ossining-born son of a
beloved local doctor graduated from
Columbia College and Columbia
Law School. He practiced law in the
White Plains firm of Bleakley Platt and
served as Ossining . . . — — Map (db m258933) HM
When he died at age 107,
Ossining's own Chester Hoff
was the oldest retired
major league player in the history of
professional baseball.
Called “Chet” and “Red” during his
playing days, he made his big-league
debut with the New York . . . — — Map (db m258886) HM
Officers.
Charles C. Hyatt Capt. 12th U.S.I. •
Franklin J. Davis 1st Lieut. 11th N.Y.C. •
William Mattocks 2nd Lieut. Co F. 17th N.Y.I. •
Charles S. Livingston Masters Mate U.S.N. •
Leonard Cronk Sergt. Co I. 6th N.Y.H. Art. •
Elijah . . . — — Map (db m193269) WM
Sing Sing citizens bought
this land ca. 1850 to build
a park-like rural cemetery.
Howard Daniels, architect;
Aaron Ward, first president — — Map (db m259168) HM
The Professor Emeritus of
Anthropology at Columbia
University arrived in the
United States from his native Germany
in 1887. In 1896 Dr. Boas became the
first professor of anthropology at
Columbia University, where he founded
the first . . . — — Map (db m258973) HM
Dr. George Fisher was a skilled
surgeon, a prolific writer on
the medical arts and local
history, and an avid collector of books
and natural artifacts. The modest
home on Ellis Place that he shared with
his wife and four children also . . . — — Map (db m258967) HM
As the great granddaughter
of patent-medicine maker
Benjamin Brandreth,
Eleanor Brandreth Wunderlich descended from one of Ossining's leading
families. She lived all her 82 years in
the family home known as Boxwood, set
high on a knoll above . . . — — Map (db m258963) HM
Ellis Place and the Little Shop Tea Room
Ellis Place originated as the Ellis Estate, which in 1851 was sold to local investors who divided the 13-acre property into 66 lots. Ellis Place, lined with gracious Victorian homes, is . . . — — Map (db m193217) HM
Mrs. Fanny Kane was born into
privilege but spent her life
helping the less fortunate.
She was a “little bit of a woman” with a
size-two foot and an enormous heart.
Her given name was Frances, but
everyone called her Fanny.
One of four . . . — — Map (db m258966) HM
Aaron Ward led an exemplary
life of service that began
at home in Sing Sing
(Ossining), where he was one of six
children born to settlers Colonel
Moses Ward (1753-1812) and his wife
Ann Sherwood Ward. Aaron followed his
father's example in . . . — — Map (db m258979) HM
Son of tobacco tycoon and
philanthropist David H.
McAlpin, Edwin Augustus
had an early interest in the military
but was too young to serve in the Civil
War. He enlisted in 1869 as a private in
Company E, New York 7th Regiment and
rose through . . . — — Map (db m258961) HM
George Borup was born in
Ossining to Lieutenant
Colonel Henry D. Borup and
Mary Brandreth Borup. He attended
Holbrook Military Academy in
Ossining and the Groton School in
Massachusetts before graduating from
Yale University in 1907. Borup . . . — — Map (db m258964) HM
George Rohr's Saloon and Boarding House
In the mid-nineteenth century Ossining was bustling industrial, commercial and transportation center; and this large, French Second Empire style building placed in the busiest intersection . . . — — Map (db m193221) HM
George Titlar was born in
Ireland. Like thousands
of other Europeans in
the 18th century, his parents
immigrated to this country for
new opportunities. They landed
in Orange County, almost directly
across the river from Sing Sing (Ossining). . . . — — Map (db m259153) HM
Every riverfront community
had its well-known fishermen
but some became legends.
Growing up on Croton Point, Henry
Gourdine was always drawn to the
Hudson: “The river had a spell; I just had
to go,” he said. As a young man, he tried
working . . . — — Map (db m258938) HM
Highland Cottage
(Squire House – Mud House)
Highland Cottage was built in 1872 in the High Victorian Gothic style by H.J. Baker, an Ossining resident and industrialist, who employed specially trained workers from . . . — — Map (db m193193) HM
James
McCord was
the oldest of four sons
of John McCord and
Jane Roberts McCord, who settled
here in 1750, raised six children,
and began the McCord family
story that unfolded over the next
five generations. Before he joined the Patriot . . . — — Map (db m259123) HM
Born in Bedford, New
York, a descendant of
English settlers, James
Trowbridge was 20 when the War
of Independence broke out in the
spring of 1775. Trowbridge enlisted
in the New York Militia, serving under
Colonel James Holmes. His unit . . . — — Map (db m259121) HM
Jesse Acker Collyer, Jr. came
by his nickname of “Mr.
Ossining” honestly. This
native son was descended from two of
the village's oldest families; the Collyers
were shipbuilders and carpenters, and
the Ackers were merchants.
After leaving . . . — — Map (db m258945) HM
J. Edward Holla was born in
Albany before the Civil War,
one of seven children of
Charles and Augusta Holla. Charles, a
German immigrant, moved his family to
Sing Sing (Ossining) and worked in the
prison shoe shop. J. Edward, as he was
known, . . . — — Map (db m259161) HM
John T. Hoffman was born in
Sing Sing (Ossining), the
only son of Jane Thompson
Hoffman and Dr. Adrian K. Hoffman,
a respected physician who served as
village president five separate times.
John was educated at the
Mount Pleasant Military . . . — — Map (db m259155) HM
Lower Main Street Ossining
From the mid-1800s to the early 1900s Downtown Ossining was one of the most important merchant and shipping towns on the Hudson River, supplying Westchester County and New York City with produce and . . . — — Map (db m193229) HM
Marlborough Churchill was
born in Bristol, Rhode
Island, to a family for
whom military service was a
tradition. Upon his graduation from
West Point in 1836, Churchill was
appointed to the rank of Second
Lieutenant, but poor health precluded . . . — — Map (db m259130) HM
The Lockwood family
was originally from
Greenwich, Connecticut.
Stephen Ingersoll Lockwood and
his wife Sarah had eight children,
five boys and three girls, of whom
Munson was the youngest, The family
moved to this area in 1821, to a . . . — — Map (db m259159) HM
Ossining High School
Ossining High School, built in 1929 was designed by famed architect James Gamble Rogers. The Tower, rising three stories above the main building, represented the highest point in the village when built, and was . . . — — Map (db m193216) HM
Welcome to Historic Ossining
The Village of Ossining can trace its beginnings to 1685, when the Sint Sinck Indians sold their land along the east side of the Hudson River to Frederick Philipse, who established a large manor. After . . . — — Map (db m193182) HM
The grave of Samuel
Youngs has the singular
distinction of being
Dale Cemetery's first interment in
1851. His remains were transferred
from the Old Dutch Church cemetery in North Tarrytown (Sleepy
Hollow), New York, by General Aaron Ward, . . . — — Map (db m259120) HM
These soaring 30-foot entrance
columns are a grand welcome
to Dale Cemetery. They were
designed by the cemetery's architect,
Howard Daniels. At one time, elaborate.
wrought iron gates on large marble
piers secured the entrance.
Like many . . . — — Map (db m259166) HM
The Calvary Baptist Church and Annex
The Calvary Baptist Church and Annex, formerly St. Paul's Episcopal Church were built during Ossining's 19th century industrial boom. As the population grew, the local Episcopalians organized in . . . — — Map (db m193246) HM
The Carnegie Library
The Ossining Public Library began in the 1880s as a collection of 700 books located in the School Superintendent's Office at the Park School; it was housed at various locations over the next few years. Looking . . . — — Map (db m193224) HM
The Collyer name dates
back to medieval
England. In the early
1800s, Moses Wakeman Collyer
married Elizabeth Ferris (Betsy)
Lyon in Connecticut. They moved to
the village of Sing Sing (now Ossining)
and had ten children in 20 years, eight . . . — — Map (db m259133) HM
The Crescent
Main Street is known as the Crescent, so named for its half-moon curve as it descends from Route 9. The upper portion of Main Street historically fronted on Pleasant Square at its intersection with the Albany Post . . . — — Map (db m193186) HM
The Cynthard Building
The Union Hotel, built in 1800, once stood on this site. It was for many years the official Village “stage house” for the York and Albany Turnpike Stag Company. Many important persons stopped at the hotel, . . . — — Map (db m193191) HM
The Double Arch
In 1833, with New Yorkers seeking pure water, the City's Water Commissioners decided that the Croton River would provide the best source of drinking water. Construction of the aqueduct arch was done by Andrew Young . . . — — Map (db m193227) HM
The First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church was officially organized on November 12, 1790, with 33 members under the leadership of Elijah Hunter. Hunter had served as a spy under the command of John Jay during the . . . — — Map (db m193188) HM
The First National Bank and Trust Co.
The First National Bank and Trust Co., which was designed and constructed in the Art Deco and Neo-Classical styles by the Hoggson Brothers firm, opened on May 20, 1930. At the top of the façade . . . — — Map (db m193225) HM
The First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church of Ossining, designed in High Victorian Gothic style by architect Isaac Gale Perry, was completed in 1870 at a cost of $95,000. This church is actually the third to bear . . . — — Map (db m193192) HM
No fewer than 25 members
of the Foshay clan are
buried here. Descended
from a French immigrant, the Foshays
came to this area in the 18th century;
the earliest settlers were buried in
Sparta and then relocated to Dale in 1901.
Barney . . . — — Map (db m258977) HM
The Adolph Heuss &
Sons monument and
mausoleum maker sat
at the lower entrance of Dale
Cemetery on Cemetery Rd. (now
Marble Pl.). The angelic sculpture
that marks the Heuss family plot
is among their many contributions to
Dale's beauty, as . . . — — Map (db m258959) HM
The story of the
Holden family of
Scarborough, New
York, begins in 1861, when
Dr. James Holmes Holden
(1828-1879), and his wife, Emily
F. Brush Holden (1832-1882),
moved to Scarborough from New York
City. The couple built their home, Sunset . . . — — Map (db m259152) HM
Abraham Hyatt was born in
White Plains in 1747, the
descendant of English
immigrants. In 1776, at age 29, he
joined the Patriot cause, serving as
an army lieutenant in the 4th New
York Regiment. (John Hancock signed
his commission.) Records . . . — — Map (db m259132) HM
The James Robinson House
With its prominent columns and hipped roof, the James Robinson house is an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture, popular around the time of the Civil War. It was owned by the same family as the . . . — — Map (db m193250) HM
Jacob W. Jenks (1806-1862)
launched what would
become one of the most
enduring shipping businesses on the
Hudson. In the early 1820s, Jacob
came to Sing Sing (Ossining) from
Massachusetts with his father, who had
gotten a job at the new state . . . — — Map (db m259127) HM
Stand today at Pleasant Square when
the Trinity Episcopal
Church bells mark the hour, and
let the sound remind you of the
Moore family that lived in Sing
Sing (Ossining) for half a century.
Benjamin Moore (1818-1886) was from
an old New York . . . — — Map (db m259158) HM
The Mount Pleasant Academy Library
This is the only surviving building of the Mount Pleasant Academy, a major educational institution for over a century. Opened in 1814, the Academy offered a range of subjects to students of both . . . — — Map (db m193248) HM
Several generations of
an Irish-American clan
lie in this family plot. If
the monuments seem particularly
striking, there's a good reason: The
O'Briens designed and sold cemetery
monuments on the waterfront.
Nicholas O'Brien Sr. . . . — — Map (db m259148) HM
The Old Croton Aqueduct is a brick and stone conduit, built between 1837 and 1842, to carry water from the Croton River into New York City. Since it is a gravity flow system, a gradual decline had to be maintained throughout the Aqueduct's . . . — — Map (db m193184) HM
The Old Croton Aqueduct Promenade
The pathway over the Croton Aqueduct arch is known as the Promenade. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Promenade was a popular place to stroll. Romantic and picturesque places to . . . — — Map (db m237839) HM
The Ossining Bank for Savings
When the Sing Sing Bank for Savings was founded in 1854 with $3,900 on deposit, it was located across Pleasant Square from its current location. The bank's first president was Benjamin Brandreth, . . . — — Map (db m193187) HM
The Ossining National Bank
The Ossining National Bank, remodeled in 1906 in the Renaissance Revival style, was inspired by the famous library of St. Mark's in Venice, Italy. Included among these elements are the red, hipped Spanish . . . — — Map (db m193228) HM
The Pilats were landscape
artists in different ways:
gardening, floristry, landscape design and landscape painting.
After Carl (Charles) F. Pilat (1818-1892)
and his brother Ignaz A. Pilat (1820-
1870) fled the Austrian revolutions of . . . — — Map (db m259162) HM
Today referred to as the
receiving vault, this
graceful stone structure
was designed by Howard Daniels,
architect of Dale Cemetery, in 1851.
It is made from “Sing Sing marble,”
a coarse dolomitic limestone quarried
by inmates at the nearby . . . — — Map (db m259156) HM
The Smith-Robinson House
Hudson River marble, technically a dolomitic limestone, quarried at Sing Sing Prison was used as a popular 19th century building material. This house is one of four remaining Sing Sing marble buildings in the . . . — — Map (db m193252) HM
This small two-story
cottage was designed in
1851 by Howard Daniels
(1815-1863), architect of Dale
Cemetery, as living quarters for
Dale's first Superintendent, James
McDuffie. It cost $1,250 to build.
Daniels, a finalist in the Central . . . — — Map (db m259164) HM
The United Methodist Church
By 1875, the Methodist congregation had outgrown their church on Spring Street and decided to build a new edifice. They acquired a site on Highland Avenue and began construction in 1877; however, their . . . — — Map (db m193215) HM
The Village of Ossining Municipal Building
The Ossining Municipal Building was built in the Beaux-Arts style in 1915 to provide space for the Village's government including the Police Department and the courts. It was designed by . . . — — Map (db m193222) HM
Theodore Pine's legacy brings
us face to face with members
of Ossining's past. Pine was
born in New Jersey, to portrait artist
James Pine and Maria Crane Pine. He
moved frequently to find new subjects
and to manage his fragile health. . . . — — Map (db m259116) HM
Trinity Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival limestone building built in 1891 and designed by Robert W. Gibson. It is laid out in the form of a cross along an East-West axis and has several stained-glass windows made by the Louis . . . — — Map (db m193220) HM
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