History Tour of Sunnyside House Once Beloved by Washington Irving
A Scarsdale Women’s Club History Section visits Sunnyside the Irving descendants home. The article describes the grounds the winding driveway the Dutch English architecture the 1650 origin rebuilt in 1835 and the study with Irving era desk canes and a portrait of Irving. The tale notes Van Tassell ownership during the Revolution and the house’s storied past.
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Scarsdale Women's Club
Sunnyside
Washington Irving
Vanderhyden Place
Albany
Stadt House
New Amsterdam
van Tassell
Jan Ecker
Wolfert
Irving
Jacob van Tassell
Washington Irving Legacy Highlighted At Butler Home Tea
The History Section visited Miss Emily O. Butler at Sunnyside for tea at five o clock. They admired a book of distinguished visitors about Charles Butler and heard extracts from his Life read by Miss Crosby. Tea in the drawing room offered a view of Fox Meadow and grounds, recalling Charles Butler’s experiences 58 years ago.
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Irving
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Sunnyside
Emily O. Butler
Miss Butler
Charles Butler
Miss Crosby
Fox Meadow
Burgess House
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