Discover Westchester’s American Revolutionary war sites and history.

Battle Park and Chatterton Hill Corner of Battle Avenue & Route 119, White Plains 10606 The Battle of White Plains took place on this site on October 28, 1776. The area is now a City of White Plains residential neighborhood in close proximity to the White Plains Metro North train station. White Plains was the farthest north that the British Army moved before the cold weather set in and sent them to winter quarters in New York. The Battle was fought between regiments of the British Army supported by Germanic mercenaries and loyalist troops against colonial troops organized by the state and supported by militia. The "American Army" had not yet been trained by von Stueben. The action on Chatterton Hill involved the colonial troops occupying the hilltop and high ground. The British assult was from the front, up the hill, while a battalion of Hessians attacked the right flank from the South. The action pushed the colonial army off the hill and caused them to occupy the next series of heights in North White Plains - Miller Hill and Herritt Hill. The weather turned, long range cannon duels ensued and the British marched south, back to take Fort Washington.

Elijah Miller House/Washington's Headquarters Museum 140 Virginia Road, White Plains 10603 Phone: 914-949-1236 George Washington's command post during the Battle of White Plains in 1776, was the home of Ann and Elijah Miller. Westchester County purchased the Miller House in 1917; on display are a table said to have been used by the future president during the battle as well as other period items. Get Directions

First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown Monument 2880 Crompound Road, Yorktown Heights 10598 Phone: 914-245-2186 www.fpcyork.com During the Revolutionary War, the church became an arsenal and barracks and a meeting place for the Patriots. British troops destroyed the parsonage and storehouse in early June, 1779 and burned the church to the ground shortly after. After the war, a second church was built in 1785. There is a monument in front of the church, celebrating the all-black First Rhode Island Regiment, which figured prominently in the British raid in Yorktown in 1779. Get Directions

Jacob Purdy House 60 Park Avenue, White Plains 10603 Phone: 914-328-1776 / 914-682-8426 1720 Colonial farmhouse and the oldest historic structure in White Plains. It twice served as Washington's Headquarters. Owned and operated by the White Plains Historical Society. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Get Directions

John Jay Homestead State Historic Site 400 Route 22, Katonah 10536 Phone: 914-232-5651 www.johnjayhomestead.org Residence of America's first U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice and his descendants. Furnished rooms in the Federal-style home tell the story of Jay, his family and their lifestyles in the new republic. Visit their formal gardens and herb garden. Get Directions

The Odell House (Rochambeau Headquarters) Ridge Road, Hartsdale 10530 An early 1700's tenant farm house that in 1781 served as the headquarters for French General Rochambeau who planned the battle of White Plains with George Washington in this house. Not open to the public but there are plans to turn the property into a museum. Self-guided tours of the grounds are possible. Get Directions

Patriots Park Route 9/Broadway, Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow 10591 Exactly on the border between Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, the park features a statue of John Paulding. Commemorating the capture of the British spy John Andre by Paulding and his fellow patriots, Isaac Van Wart and David Williams. He was seized while attempting to return to New York City with plans of West Point, given to him by the American traitor Benedict Arnold. In 1853, a monument was erected to the three captors on land donated by freed black slaves William and Mary Taylor. On the 100th Anniversary of the erecting of the Captors' Monument, a grander monument was erected in what had become a sizeable park alongside Andre's Brook.

Philipsburg Manor Route 9, Sleepy Hollow 10591 Phone: 914-631-3992 www.hudsonvalley.org This late 17th/early 18th-century milling, farming and trading complex was once part of the Philipse estate, tenated by European farmers and operated by enslaved Africans. A walk across the millpond bridge takes visitors to the heart of Sleepy Hollow country. Costumed interpreters lead tours of the manor house, grist mill, 18th century barn, slave garden and tenant farmhouse. Museum shop and picnic areas. Purchase tickets online. Get Directions

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site 896 South Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon 10550 Phone: 914-667-4116 www.nps.gov/sapa A restored Colonial church (1763-1787) that was used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War, a historic village green and a museum. A National Park Service property and a National Historic Site. Programs include interpretive tours, self-guided tours and costumed reenactments. Get Directions

Thomas Paine Cottage 20 Sicard Avenue, New Rochelle 10804 Phone: 914-633-1776 www.thomaspainecottage.org Former home of Thomas Paine, father of the American Revolution and creator of the human rights movement. Rooms furnished with original 18th and 19th century artifacts and furniture, displays about the City of New Rochelle and one-room schoolhouse. Get Directions

Van Cortlandt Manor South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson 10520 Phone: 914-271-8981 www.hudsonvalley.org Once the home of New York's prominent Van Cortlandt family, the Manor contains an outstanding collection of American decorative arts, beautiful gardens, a tenant farmer's house and a tavern. Museum gift shop and picnic area. Tours are led by costumed guides. Purchase tickets online. Get Directions