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Jacob Purdy House - Historic Site | 914-422-1336 | ||||||||||
The Jacob Purdy House, a historic site, is located at 60 Park Ave, White Plains, NY 10601 in Westchester County. From It Happened In Old White Plains by Renoda Hoffman : "The Purdy House was built by Samuel Horton, an early settler, who remained in possession until after 1730, when Samuel Purdy purchased the house and 132 acres. Title see-sawed from Samuel to his son, Jacob, then back to Samuel, and finally to Jacob about 1785. One explanation might be because two of Samuel's five sons became Loyalists and fled to Canada. Jacob held title until his own death in 1822.
"The Purdy family continued in possession until the house was sold to Samuel Mott in 1869.By the 1960's the house, forgotten and neglected, had become a multi-family dwelling, slated for demolition by the Urban Renewal Agency.
Location: White Plains
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