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Jay Heritage Center; Rye Arts Center; Rye Free Reading Room; Rye Historical Society; Wainwright House (1928)(5 acres) – Historic estate with gardens and central building commissioned by US Congressman J. Mayhew Wainwright. In 1951, the property was re-imagined as a religious center "for research and training in the laws of God for Human Conduct."
People enjoy the view of the Long Island Sound from the pavilion April 15 at Rye Town Park and Beach. The 28-acre facility, which includes Rye Town Park and Oakland Beach, was created in 1909.
Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach is a historic park and public beach located on Long Island Sound at Rye City, Westchester County, New York. It is located next to the separately listed Playland Amusement Park .
Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, along the Long Island Sound. Built in 1928, the 280-acre (110 ha) park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning in 2022 the park has been operated under contract by Standard Amusements. [3]
The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) [1] [2] is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1990 and chartered by the New York State Board of Regents to act as stewards of the 23-acre Jay Estate, [3] the National Historic Landmark home of American Founding Father John Jay.
Marshlands Conservancy is a 147-acre nature preserve in the city of Rye, New York, fully owned and operated by Westchester County Parks. [3] It has numerous wildlife habitats, ranging from ponds to creeks to a large meadow area, succession forest, freshwater wetlands, and the only extensive salt marsh in Westchester. [4]
The Jay Estate has 3 discrete owners:New York State Parks, Westchester County and the Jay Heritage Center. [14] New York State Parks (90%) and Westchester County (10%) own a 21.5 acre parcel known as the "Jay Property" as tenants in common while the non-profit Jay Heritage Center (JHC) owns 1.5 acres outright including the Jay Mansion and the 1907 Van Norden Carriage House. [15]
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. [3] Within this landmarked area are three architecturally significant, pre- Civil War mansions and their grounds; [ 4 ] a 10,000-year-old Indigenous peoples site and ...