Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site (Yonkers, New York)

USA / New York / Yonkers / Yonkers, New York

museum, place with historical importance, mansion / manor house / villa, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

Home of the Philipse family, ca. 1682-1776 which has a 1750 papier-mâché and plaster Rococo ceiling, one of two in-situ ceilings of its type in the United States. Formerly the location of first City Hall in Yonkers, it is now a museum of history, art and architecture.

archive.org/details/greatgeorgianhou0000unse/page/206/m...

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipse_Manor_Hall_State_Historic_Site

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Coordinates: 40°56'9"N 73°53'57"W

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