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Peter Augustus Jay House

Peter Augustus Jay House is a historic place in Rye, Westchester County, New York, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 82001275.

Rye, Westchester County, New YorkListed October 29, 1982NRIS #82001275★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Peter Augustus Jay House?

The Boston Post Road Historic District is a 286-acre (116 ha) National Historic Landmark District in Rye, New York, and is composed of five distinct and adjacent properties. Within this landmarked area are three architecturally significant, pre-Civil War mansions and their grounds; a 10,000-year-old Indigenous peoples site and viewshed; a private cemetery, and a nature preserve. It is one of only 11 National Historic Landmark Districts in New York State and the only National Historic Landmark District in Westchester County. It touches on the south side of the nation's oldest road, the Boston Post Road, which extends through Rye. A sandstone Westchester Turnpike marker "24", inspired by Benjamin Franklin's original mile marker system, is set into a wall that denotes the perimeter of three of the contributing properties. The district reaches to Milton Harbor of Long Island Sound. Two of the properties included in the National Park Service designation are anchored by Greek Revival buildings; the third property is dominated by a Gothic Revival structure that was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis.

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Listing details

Name
Peter Augustus Jay House
City
Rye
County
Westchester County
State
New York
Listed on the National Register
October 29, 1982
NRIS reference number
82001275
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
40.95731, -73.70608
When was Peter Augustus Jay House listed on the National Register?

Peter Augustus Jay House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.

Where is Peter Augustus Jay House located?

Peter Augustus Jay House is located in Rye, Westchester County, New York at approximately 40.95731, -73.70608. See the map above.

Is Peter Augustus Jay House a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Peter Augustus Jay House is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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