Sherwood House (Yonkers, New York) Explained

Sherwood House
Location:340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers, New York
Coordinates:40.9519°N -73.8553°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Sherwood House
Built:1740
Added:May 10, 1984
Refnum:84003434

Sherwood House is a historic home located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1740 and is a 3-story frame structure on an exposed basement built into a hillside. Additions and modifications took place about 1810, 1850, and 1880. It features a 2-story porch spanning the entire facade and 2 dutch doors. The house was extensively remodeled in 1955. Also on the property is a -story, frame caretaker's cottage and a barn. Both were built about 1840.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is now owned by the Yonkers Historical Society, which offers tours.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sherwood House . 2016-08-01 . Austin O'Brien. PDF. January 1984. and Accompanying nine photographs