Name/Title
THE PHILLIPSE MANOR-HOUSE AT YONKERSEntry/Object ID
L.2012.208Description
Residents of Yonkers celebrated the bicentennial of the Manor Hall in 1882, an event commemorated by illustrations in Harper's Weekly (shown here) and in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (shown nearby). By the 1880s, the Manor Hall, formerly the primary residence of the loyalist Philipse family until after the War of Independence, served as a City Hall for Yonkers.
Hundreds of people gathered for the bicentennial celebration, as the top image shows. Organizers no doubt tapped into the civic pride of guests, who may have conjured up images like those in the lower half of the image while touring the building. Years later an article in the New York Times called the bicentennial event "a sham," based on spurious historical documentation. Even so, the Manor Hall and the other Yonkers landmarks shown here loomed large in the collective imagination of patriotic New Yorkers.
Engravings of Yonkers and Phillipse Manor-House: top image, crowd of people in front of large house with mansard roof, American flag raised above house, American flags raised on poles at right, adjacent building with covered grandstand full of people, captioned: "THE MANOR HOUSE."; center image, view of river and city from field above, buildings on riverbank at right, Palisades at opposite bank, river at center, road with horse, wagon, and figure at left, captioned: "YONKERS ON THE HUDSON."; at right bottom, staircase with curved railing at left, woman descends stairs carrying tray with glasses and carafe, captioned: "BRINGING THE "MORNING HORN."--OLD STAIRCASE, HALL OF MANOR HOUSE."; interior with window; paneled walls and column; captioned: "WINDOW IN THE PARLOR OF THE MANOR HOUSE."; in circle at upper right, figures in front of church at night, full moon, captioned: "ST. JOHN'S CHURCH FIFTY YEARS AGO.", at bottom right, large black sphere rests in tall grass in front of column, two birds fly by, captioned: "AN ENGLISH BOMB SHELL."; at bottom left, printed (in image): "P. FRENZENY"; at bottom center, title, printed: "THE PHILLIPSE MANOR-HOUSE AT YONKERS, TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD.--DRAWN BY PAUL FRENZENY.--[SEE PAGE 662.]"; at top left, printed from left: "660", "HARPER'S WEEKLY.", "VOLUME XXVI., NO. 1348."; at bottom right, penciled: "7.50"; text on verso.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Paul FrenzenyAttribution
ArtistManufacturer
Harper's WeeklyDate made
Oct 21, 1882Other Names
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THE PHILLIPSE MANOR-HOUSE AT YONKERS, TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD.Dimensions
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OverallHeight
15-3/4 inWidth
11 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 11 in. (40 x 27.9 cm)Condition
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Remarks: Paper is yellowed especially at edges; loss at lower right edge; page cut from journal; stain/loss at bottom left corner; diagonal creases at top right and top left corners; creases along top edge.Relationships
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William DieboldNotes
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Curatorial RemarksNote
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].Note Type
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B8Note Type
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Library