This mansion is so much different than Lynhurst; it is what we might call a gentleman farmer’s home, albeit a rich gentleman. Its design is from the Federal design school made popular after the Revolution War and copied much from Roman and Greek Architectural (sometimes called Neoclassical Design). I like it a lot; it is simple and to the point.
The origination of the word Boscobel is believed to have come from the oak tree in which Charles II supposedly hid after his defeat by Oliver Cromwell in the battle of Worcester (1651). The tree was near the Boscobel House, which still stands today near Albrighton, England.
The Boscobel Mansion was constructed in 1804 in Montrose, NY (about fifteen miles south of present day site of Boscobel)by States Dyckman. He was a descendant of one of the early Dutch families of New Amsterdam. As a Loyalist during the American Revolution, States became a clerk for the British Army's Quartermaster Department in New York. He was recalled to London in 1779 and stayed for ten years. When he returned he married his neighbor, a very rich young lady and proceed to build the Boscobel Mansion. Unfortunately in 1806, Mr. Dyckman died.
The Boscobel Mansion eventually ended up in the hands of Veterans Administration who decided to raze the house. A committee was formed to save the house; purchased land in Garrison, NY; and about 1955 the house was moved to Garrison,NY.
State of the art washing machine for early 1800's.
And the matching dryer!
Jenny standing beside the beautiful view: Hudson River and West point in the distance on the right (west side of the Hudson).
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