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Carrollcliffe, now the Castle Hotel & Spa, and also having been known as Axe Castle, is a building in Tarrytown, New York which was constructed to resemble a European castle, with crenellated towers. [1] It was built of stone in two stages, in 1897 and 1910, and has towers and turrets.
The Scarborough Historic District is a national historic district located in the suburban community of Scarborough-on-Hudson, in Briarcliff Manor, New York.The 376-acre (152 ha) district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and contains seven historically and architecturally significant properties dating from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.
Rockefeller saw in all three sites, when combined, the potential to educate the public about the history and culture of the Hudson River Valley, and having underwritten their purchase and restoration, he established Sleepy Hollow Restorations to assure their long-term preservation and continued public access.
The lighthouse restoration project continues May 31, 2023 in Sleepy Hollow's Kingsland Point Park. The lighthouse dates back to 1883 and can be viewed from RiverWalk.
Sleepy Hollow is the setting of Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), its many adaptations in other media, and its major characters, Ichabod Crane and The Headless Horseman. Films. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) The second segment of Walt Disney's The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
The estate's land was used as collateral to raise money to fund the rebellion and later sold at auction. Some of the original structures still stand, including the Philipsburg Manor House in Sleepy Hollow, Philipse Manor Hall (the family seat) in Yonkers, and the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, all of which are National Historic Landmarks.
The mansion to the north had already been used as the basis for a private boys' school, the building that is now Sleepy Hollow High School. Later the southern mansion became John Paulding School, named for one of the local militiamen who had apprehended André nearby. The district has continued to use it as its administration building. [2]
The History Channel's The Men Who Built America filmed at Lyndhurst in the summer of 2012. [8] Winter's Tale (2013) was filmed at Lyndhurst in January 2013. [9] Lyndhurst was featured on Season 1, Episode 3 of Travel Channel's Castle Secrets & Legends series (original airdate February 9, 2014). [10]