Name/Title
BICENTENNIAL OF THE BUILDING OF THE PHILIPSE MANOR HALL AT YONKERSEntry/Object ID
L.2009.1Description
Philipse Manor Hall, located in Yonkers, and Philipsburg Manor Upper Mills in Sleepy Hollow were once both part of the vast Philipse family estate until politics intervened during the American Revolution. The Philipses remained loyalist during the American Revolution and had their Westchester property confiscated in 1779. The family fled to England and the empire was broken up, although the main Upper Mills and Lower Mills buildings remained standing.
Residents of Yonkers celebrated the bicentennial of the Manor Hall in 1882, an event commemorated by this illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. At that time, the building served as a civic center, first as the Village Hall and then as City Hall. Many architectural details remained, as these images show. Years later an article in the New York Times called the bicentennial "a sham," based on spurious historical documentation. Even so, the Manor Hall remains a significant and treasured landmark of the region's colonial past, just as it was in 1882.
Partial page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, with colored wood engraving of multiple scenes; title at bottom of section of page: "NEW YORK - BI-CENTENNIAL OF THE BUILDING OF THE PHILIPSE MANOR HALL AT YONKERS, OCTOBER 18TH - THE HISTORIC HOUSE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. / FROM SKETCHES BY A STAFF ARTIST -- SEE PAGE 135.;" date appears at upper left corner: "OCTOBER 21, 1882];" title of publication appears across center top; page number "133" appears at upper right corner; at top left, bust of "MARY PHILIPSE" in circular border; "GAME ROOM AND RACK" in arched border at center, with two figures; "MEDALLION ON DINING ROOM CEILING," a cameo profile of a man, wreathed in laurels, at upper right; center row left, "MIRROR WITH PRINCE OF WALES FEATHER" in arched border; "MANOR HALL" in rectagular border, with trees and figures in front of and approaching the house in center; at right "SAW MILL CREEK" in arched border, with factory, smokestack, figures and trees; at lower left, "TILE FIRE PLACE & FIRE BACK"; "MAIIN HALL & STAIRWAY" with figures of a man and a woman at center; at right, "OLD DOOR & BULLS [sic] EYE GLASS" with figure of a man at the door; verso, newspaper text.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Ink, paint, Paper, ink, paintSubject Person or Organization
Mary PhilipseMade/Created
Manufacturer
Frank Leslie's Illustrated NewspaperDate made
Oct 21, 1882Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
9 inWidth
10-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 x 10 1/4 in. (22.9 x 26 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight creasing across top section of page; diagonal crease across upper right corner; some surface dirt but overall clean and highly legible.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Philipse Manor HallPerson or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerPerson or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerPerson or Organization
Mary PhilipseNotes
SubjectPerson or Organization
Philipse Manor HallNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box # 5Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9Note Type
DepartmentNote
Library