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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEJ_the-schoolhouse-and-homestead-lawn_Katonah-NY.html
From this vantage point, the sloping back lawn of the main house is visible. At the top of the hill and to your left, is a stone schoolhouse built between 1826 and 1828 by John Jay and his son William for William's young children. In this back la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEI_the-stable-courtyard_Katonah-NY.html
The coachman's house on your right and carriage barn on your left were built between 1801 and 1802. gated stone fences connected the two buildings and created a courtyard where the coaches and horses could be cared for and prepared for use. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEH_the-barn-complex_Katonah-NY.html
Barns are essential to a working farm. The main barn dates to the early 19th century. It was originally used for housing livestock, threshing grain, and storing hay. Sheds were added later to both sides of the barn and used to store tools, farm e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEG_the-organization-of-the-farm_Katonah-NY.html
John Jay began planning his farm soon after he amassed the 750 acres by inheritance and purchase in the 1780s. In 1832, William Jay made several improvements to the Jay farm. He enlarged the cow barn, renovated the main barn, had an old barn r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEF_the-farm-managers-cottage_Katonah-NY.html
The brick cottage was built ca. 1800 for Jay's first farm manager, Major Samuel Lyon. Lyon oversaw such daily activities on the farm as: ditching and draining land; building and maintaining fences; plowing, planting, and harvesting fields; and te…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEE_the-brick-lot_Katonah-NY.html
When John Jay began planning his Westchester farm in the 1790s, he was fortunate to find a source of clay on his property which he used to make the brick for constructing a home and various farm buildings. Archeological testing has identified the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGED_the-john-jay-potting-sheds_Katonah-NY.html
After the American Civil War, the nation experienced tremendous economic growth in agriculture and industry. In the 1870s, the refrigerator car was introduced, and farmers expanded their market opportunities. Farming became big business. Between …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEC_the-glasshouse-complex-and-herb-garden_Katonah-NY.html
The design of the herb garden located here among the ruins of the old glasshouse yard is based on typical 18th- and 19th-century American and English gardens. Please enter and explore. An herb garden brochure is available in a box by the potting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEB_the-homestead-farm_Katonah-NY.html
This property has seen many changes. Over 2,200 years ago, Native Americans lived and hunted here. As the family's tenanted farm in the 1700s, it produced wheat, rye, corn, and other grains. After Jay's retirement and the development of the farm …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGEA_welcome-to-john-jay-homestead_Katonah-NY.html
In 1801, after a distinguished career in public service, John Jay retired to Bedford where until his death in 1829, he enjoyed spending time with his family and improving his farm. Four succeeding generations of the Jay family resided here until 1…