Sherwood House

Sherwood House
Location 340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers, New York
Coordinates 40°57′7″N 73°51′19″W / 40.95194°N 73.85528°W / 40.95194; -73.85528Coordinates: 40°57′7″N 73°51′19″W / 40.95194°N 73.85528°W / 40.95194; -73.85528
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1740
NRHP Reference #

84003434

[1]
Added to NRHP May 10, 1984

Sherwood House is a historic home located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1740 and is a 3-story frame structure on an exposed basement built into a hillside. Additions and modifications took place about 1810, 1850, and 1880. It features a 2-story porch spanning the entire facade and 2 dutch doors. The house was extensively remodeled in 1955. Also on the property is a  1 1⁄2-story, frame caretaker's cottage and a barn. Both were built about 1840.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It is now owned by the Yonkers Historical Society, which offers tours.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Austin O'Brien (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sherwood House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying nine photographs


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