Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site

29 Warburton Avenue (at Dock Street)

P.O. Box 496 ∙ Yonkers, NY 10702

(914) 965-4027

  

2007 Calendar of Events
 For information or reservations, please contact Kimberly Adams Flook,
Museum Programs Coordinator at 914-965-4027 or via email.

 

   

SLAVERY: THE GREAT AND FOUL STAIN:

 

This exhibit explores the history of American slavery and the views on slavery of the first 18 presidents of the United States along with other prominent Americans, the Philipse Family, and Europeans who had a significant influence on American politics and history. The exhibit explores the theme of slavery using the portraits in the Cochran Collection as historical documents and images, rather than as works of art.

 

The exhibit is open for regularly-scheduled two-hour tours and by appointment. School programs linked to the exhibit are also available. Please call 914-965-4027 for information on hours, fees, programs, and events.


 
   

Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14

12 PM, 2 PM

Quill Writing Hands-on Demonstration. In celebration of National Handwriting Day and Letter Writing Month, come to Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site to try colonial writing styles and implements as part of our regularly scheduled tours.

 

Sunday, January 21

5 P.M.

Wedding Traditions Through Time. In celebration of Mary Philipse’s marriage to Roger Morris on January 19, 1758, Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site will offer a staff-led lecture focusing on the wedding traditions of the 17th, 18th centuries, and 19th centuries.

 

Tuesday, February 6 through Sunday, March 4

African American History Month Student Art Contest Exhibit. In celebration of our new exhibit, Slavery: The Great and Foul Stain, Philipse Manor Hall will host a student art contest and exhibit. Submitted art will be response pieces, focusing on the experience of touring the exhibit.  Interested artists should call for contest rules and submission deadline. FREE admission for student art exhibit; tours at regular fees.

 

Monday, February 19 (Snow date: Sat., February 24)

12 P.M. – 4 P.M.         

Presidents’ Day Celebration. Join us for a celebration of presidential history, featuring scavenger hunts, music, and presidential reenactors.  FREE admission.

                                       

Thursday, February 22

10 A.M.          

Story Time in the Manor Hall. Come to Philipse Manor Hall for a storytelling program, focusing on books about slavery in the colonial period. For children ages 7 – 10. FREE admission.

 

Sunday, March 4

4 P.M.

African American History Month Student Art Contest Reception and Awards Ceremony. Join us for a ceremony recognizing the winners of the 2007 student art contest. FREE admission.

 

Sunday, March 18      

12 P.M. – 4 P.M.

Living History Textile Program. A presentation, demonstration, and display about quilting in celebration of National Quilting Day.

 

Friday, March 23        

10 a.m.

Story Time in the Manor Hall. Come to Philipse Manor Hall for a storytelling program, focusing on books focusing on books about the colonial period. For children ages 4 – 9. FREE admission.

 

Thursday, April 12

10 A.M.          

Story Time in the Manor Hall. Come to Philipse Manor Hall for a storytelling program, focusing on books about the colonial period. For children ages 4 – 9. FREE admission.

 

Sunday, April 22

5 P.M.             

Student Poetry Contest. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Philipse Manor Hall will host a student poetry contest and reading. Submitted poems will be response pieces to the experience of touring the new exhibit, Slavery: the Great and Foul Stain.  FREE admission.

 

Saturday, May 5

12 P.M. – 4 P.M.                     

Ninth Annual Mayfair Celebration. Join us for a celebration of spring. Planned programs include a flower show, bake sale, historic crafts, music, and children’s activities.

 

Tuesday, May 15 – Sunday, May 20

12 P.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M.

Preservation Exhibit. In celebration of National Historic Preservation Week, Philipse Manor Hall will host an exhibit focusing on the 2007 National Preservation Week theme.

 

Saturday, June 2

10 A.M.

Historic Walking Tour of Yonkers. In celebration of National Trails Day, Philipse Manor Hall will offer a walking tour highlighting the historic places of downtown Yonkers. FREE admission.

 

Sunday, June 17

12 P.M., 2 P.M., 3 P.M.          

African American Living History Demonstration. Philipse Manor Hall will offer demonstrations focused on the daily household activities of the enslaved.

 

 

 

Philipse Manor Hall is open for tours: April through October, Tuesdays through Fridays, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, Noon to 4 PM.

p.m.  November through March, Saturdays and Sundays only, 12 a.m. to 4 p.m.

·        Open year-round by appointment.  Closed Mondays and holidays.
The first floor of the Manor Hall is accessible to people with mobility limitations.

 

Tours are scheduled every hour, on the hour, with the last tour one hour before closing time.

 

Group tours can be scheduled year round by appointment (call for fees and availability).

 

Admission:     Adults, $4; seniors and students, $3; children 5–12, $1; children under 5, free;

        Friends of Philipse Manor Hall, free.

 

The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset.  Picnic areas are available.  Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a carry-in/carry-out facility.  Please dispose of your trash appropriately.

 

For more information, please visit www.nysparks.com  or call the Manor Hall at (914) 965-4027.

 

 

 

 

After School Arts programs are made possible by the Arts Alive program of the Westchester Arts Council, with funding from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.

 

*Lectures supported by the New York Council for the Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from Friends of Philipse Manor Hall.  Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these lectures do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 

 

For information on visiting Philipse Manor Hall and for directions, click here.



The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument underwent extensive restoration made possible by donations from the citizens of Yonkers, much the same as those made by Yonkers citizens who built the monument, which was formally dedicated on September 17, 1891.

 The Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement District (BID) held a fundraiser at Philipse Manor Hall on April 6th, 2002; monies raised at that affair were matched by grants from NY Senator Nicholas Spano and NY Assemblyman Michael Spano, allowing the restoration to proceed.

A gala rededication ceremony was held at the site on September 14th, 2002.

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site

29 Warburton Avenue (at Dock Street)

P.O. Box 496 ∙ Yonkers, NY 10702

(914) 965-4027