The Warner House

The Warner House (HM1O9U)

Location: Cold Spring, NY 10516 Putnam County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 24.131', W 73° 57.068'

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Constitution Island was purchased by Henry Whiting Warner, an attorney from New York City, who became interested in the island while visiting his brother, Thomas, who served as the Chaplain at West Point from 1823 until 1838.A thick stone wall was all that remained of a Revolutionary War-era barracks building that was built in 1775, and Henry built an eight room home using this as a foundation. After his wife's death in 1829, Warner, his sister Frances, and his daughters Anna and Susan moved from New York City to their new home in 1836. The house is still furnished with original family possessions, such as the Warner sisters cradle and their Henry's wedding china. Henry Warner died in 1875.Susan and Anna Warner were both religious writers. Susan Warner began a Bible class for the cadets in 1875, every Sunday afternoon in the Cadet Chapel. The Cadets considered trips to Constitution Island a privilege; they called themselves "Miss Warner's Boys". She had workers bring over as many cadets as possible, usually by filing a small sailboat to its carrying capacity. They were known for providing the cadets with a meal during their visits, because the cadets were not otherwise allowed to leave West Point. Susan Warner wrote one of the most circulated novels of the era, The Wide, Wide World, written in 1850, claimed to be one of the first American bestsellers. Anna Warner wrote well known children's Christian song, like "Jesus Bids Us Shine" and the famous "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know".Susan Warner died in 1885. Anna Warner turned over the property to West Point in 1908, as a gift of faith. She turned down offers that were even higher than the property was worth, just to see that her land would become a part of the West Point Reservation. "My dear Miss Warner:I have written to Mrs. Sage thanking her, and I write to thank you for the Singular generosity which has prompted you and her to make this gift to the Nation. You have rendered a real and patriotic service, and on behalf of all our people I desire to express our obligation and our appreciation.With regard, believe me,Yours sincerely,Theodore Roosevelt"Anna Warner died in 1915. Susan and Anna Warner are the only two civilians buried in the military cemetery at West Point.The Constitution Island Association is working hard to maintain the house and gardens so that they remain similar in appearance and description to Anna Warner's "Gardening by Myself", another one of her bestsellers.
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Date Added Sunday, September 27th, 2015 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 587673 N 4583935
Decimal Degrees41.40218333, -73.95113333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 24.131', W 73° 57.068'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 24' 7.86" N, 73° 57' 4.08" W
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Area Code(s)845, 914
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Unnamed Road, Cold Spring NY 10516, US
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