Name/Title
For Sale: Bedford House and Bedford FarmEntry/Object ID
73.7.14Scope and Content
For Sale notice of Bedford House and Bedford Farm formerly belonging to John Jay, ca 1953
Issued by Lloyd Bedford Cox
Now the John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
From the John Jay Homestead website:
"Eleanor Jay (1882-1953), the only surviving child of William and Lucie, inherited the home and continued the family commitment to community service. She married Arthur Iselin in 1904. She was the last of the family to use the Homestead, which she and Arthur called Bedford House, as a full-time residence....Arthur Iselin died in 1952 and Eleanor died the following year. Westchester County subsequently purchased the house and thirty of the original acres. In 1958 Governor Averill Harriman signed legislation making the property a New York State Historic Site. In 1968 an additional 34 acres were acquired resulting in the current configuration of 62 acres."