{"nrhp_refnum":"81000418","name":"Wayside Cottage","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1039 Post Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Scarsdale","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":40.99239619100007,"lon":-73.79407691499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-05-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Wayside Cottage is an early eighteenth-century farmhouse on the Post Road in Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, built in sections beginning around 1720, with a center section added in 1828 and later additions. It sits on about two-thirds of an acre and is owned by the Village of Scarsdale.","why_significant":"It is described as Scarsdale's oldest building and one of its most important historic resources. The house was owned by Caleb Heathcote, first Lord of the Manor of Scarsdale, and by three generations of the Varian family. It saw Revolutionary War raids and later served as a drovers' inn and tavern and a mail coach stop. Its pattern of expansion is clear and much early fabric remains.","narrative":"Wayside Cottage is a farmhouse on the Post Road in Scarsdale, New York, whose earliest portion dates to about 1720, making it the community's oldest building. It grew in stages: a one-and-a-half-story early section, a two-and-a-half-story center section added in 1828, a late nineteenth-century caretaker's section, and a clay-tile wing built in 1928. Land on the property was once held by Caleb Heathcote, first Lord of the Manor of Scarsdale, and later by three generations of the Varian family. During the Revolution the house was occupied through British raids, and afterward it operated as a drovers' inn and a tavern where mail coaches stopped. Charles Butler's family later owned it, and Emily Butler deeded it to the village in 1919. A restoration in 1953-54 uncovered early fireplaces and framing. Today the Scarsdale Junior League looks after the property, which serves as a museum and community space.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and used as a museum; the Scarsdale Junior League is its custodian and led a major restoration in 1953-54. Part of the building houses Junior League offices and storage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.447398-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/81000418.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000418/7efd629617-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000418/7efd629617-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wayside_Inn,_Post_Road_and_Wayside_Lane,_Scarsdale,_Westchester_County,_NY_HABS_NY,60-SCARD,2-1.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wayside_Inn,_Post_Road_and_Wayside_Lane,_Scarsdale,_Westchester_County,_NY_HABS_NY,60-SCARD,2-1.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323295","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayside_Cottage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7976874"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/wayside-cottage-81000418/"}