Theodore Carpenter House Explained

The Theodore Carpenter House, in Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York, is a post-American Civil War home built by Theodore Carpenter, a prominent Mount Kisco official.[1] The house was used as the main setting in the filming of the movie Ragtime.

The house also served as the inspiration for Samantha Parkington's house in the American Girl book series.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Susan Cochran Swanson and Elizabeth Green Fuller: Westchester County, A Pictorial History, The Donning Company/Publishers, Virginia Beach, Va., 1982, 1994, p. 111.
  2. Web site: Vries . Susan De . Live the American Girl Dream in the Grand Second Empire Home of Doll Samantha Parkington . Brownstoner . 4 November 2020 . 27 April 2018.

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