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It was the original center of Chappaqua, prior to the construction of the New York and Harlem Railroad and the erection of its station to the south in the mid-19th century. In 1974 it was recognized as a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 33 acres (13 ha)
- White Plains
- 1753–1850
The Old Chappaqua Historic District is a corridor along scenic Quaker Road in the hamlet of Chappaqua that is home to twelve historic structures dating to the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Of special interest when viewed in the context of the extensive suburbanization of Westchester County, the Old Chappaqua Historic District comprise the heart of the rural hamlet of "Shapequaw" settled by the Quakers in the middle of the 18th century.
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The Thorn-Dodge House is located on scenic Quaker Road in the Old Chappaqua Historic District in the town of New Castle in Westchester County, New York. It was built ca.1765 and was the residence of Elnathan Thorn, an early Chappaqua settler, whose name and property appear on an American Revolution-era map made for George Washington.
The Chappaqua Friends Meeting House, built 1753, is the oldest Quaker meeting house in Westchester County, New York, a stop on the Underground Railroad and a birthplace of the abolitionist movement in New York. [1] . In 1776 it would serve as a hospital for Continental Army soldiers injured at the nearby Battle of White Plains. [2] .
The Old Chappaqua Historic District is located along Quaker Road (New York State Route 120) in the town of New Castle, New York, United States, between the hamlets of Chappaqua and Millwood. It was the original center of Chappaqua, prior to the construction of the Harlem Valley Railroad and the erection of its station to the south in the mid ...
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