Recently, Kendalites traveled to Yonkers to visit the Philipse Manor Hall, the city’s last connection to the 17th century. Built starting in the 1680s as a frontier trading post, by the 18th century it had become the central hub of the massive Philipse Manor, which spanned 52,000 acres of Westchester County. All on the trip declared it an excellent site to visit.
A retired professor of history was the group’s docent. Good choice!
Not only could the group view the decorated ceiling, but were told the details of how such a ceiling came to be.