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Upper Mills, Philipsburg Manor
Mill No: NY-60-01-UpperMills,PhilipsburgManor

State -

New York
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Westchester Co.
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u/k
Year -

approx. 1683 orig., recontruction 1958-60
Water Source -

Pocantico River
 

The manor once comprised 52,500 acres or 200 sq. miles of property owned by Frederick Philipse, a Dutch colonial who was Peter Styvesant's chief carpenter. He went on to become one of the wealthiest men in New Amsterdam. In 1672, Philipse purchased the Yonkers' Nepperhan millsite, which soon became the center for his estate established by royal decree in 1693 as
The manor once comprised 52,500 acres or 200 sq. miles of property owned by Frederick Philipse, a Dutch colonial who was Peter Styvesant's chief carpenter. He went on to become one of the wealthiest men in New Amsterdam. In 1672, Philipse purchased the Yonkers' Nepperhan millsite, which soon became the center for his estate established by royal decree in 1693 as "Mannour of Philips Borough". The manor house dates to 1680, and mills were built at the Upper Mills and the Lower Mills at about the same time.


The Upper Mills was built with a manor house, gristmill, warehouse and wharf, plus housing for about 40 families to run the facilities. Much of the labor was from African slaves to build and run the enterprise at the junction of the Pocantico and the Hudson Rivers. A cove on the Hudson at the foot of the Upper Mills dam allowed small ships to load and unload at the mill and warehouse. The Philipse Estate was sold by the State of New York in 1786, after the revolution, and when the last Philipse had died in England, where they had sought refuge during the emotionally charged Revolutionary Period.The Upper Mills remained an intact farm parcel through the mid 1800's, then was owned by a succession of owners until 1937, when through the efforts of the Tarrytown Historical Society to save the Upper Mills Complex resulted in interest and help from a wealthy neighbor, John D. Rockefeller. This push, to save and restore the Manor and its environs, resulted in the formation of the Sleepy Hollow Restorations.
The Upper Mills was built with a manor house, gristmill, warehouse and wharf, plus housing for about 40 families to run the facilities. Much of the labor was from African slaves to build and run the enterprise at the junction of the Pocantico and the Hudson Rivers. A cove on the Hudson at the foot of the Upper Mills dam allowed small ships to load and unload at the mill and warehouse. The Philipse Estate was sold by the State of New York in 1786, after the revolution, and when the last Philipse had died in England, where they had sought refuge during the emotionally charged Revolutionary Period.The Upper Mills remained an intact farm parcel through the mid 1800's, then was owned by a succession of owners until 1937, when through the efforts of the Tarrytown Historical Society to save the Upper Mills Complex resulted in interest and help from a wealthy neighbor, John D. Rockefeller. This push, to save and restore the Manor and its environs, resulted in the formation of the Sleepy Hollow Restorations.


The manor house and other buildings were restored, and a period barn built or moved in, and the gristmill was reconstructed in 1958-60. The property was opened to public use in 1969. Sleepy hollow Restorations also restored and maintain The Van Courtlandt Manor and Washington Irving's Sunnyside residence.




Directions: Located about 15 miles north of New York City on i-87. Exit I-87 onto NY 9 just before I 87 crosses the Hudson River on the Tappen See Bridge. Procede north several Miles on NY 9 through North Tarrytown to Sleepy Hollow. Follow the signs to the Philipsburg Manor.

"They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and hewn themselves cisterns--broken cisterns that can hold no water."
Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV



 

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