{"nrhp_refnum":"84003433","name":"Scarborough Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"US 9","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ossining","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.13007134050005,"lon":-73.85437307139216,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Education","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 376-acre rural historic district on both sides of Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Ossining and Mt. Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, made up of three estates, a school complex, a cemetery and two religious properties, with buildings from the late 18th to early 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The district illustrates growth and change in the area from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. It includes Woodlea, a major Renaissance Revival mansion by McKim, Mead and White that became the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, as well as churches with notable architecture and stained glass. The estates and institutions reflect the influence of prominent families and early local religious life.","narrative":"Scarborough Historic District covers 376 acres along Albany Post Road (Route 9) between North Tarrytown and Ossining, close to the Hudson River. The district is mostly rural and sparsely developed. It centers on three estates, a former school complex, a cemetery and two churches, with stone and brick walls lining the highway. Its best-known building is Woodlea, a buff-brick Renaissance Revival mansion built in 1892-95 for Colonel Elliot Shepard and designed by McKim, Mead and White. It later became the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, organized by banker Frank Vanderlip in 1911. The firm also designed the stable and gatehouses. Other landmarks include St. Mary's Church, begun in 1850-51, with stained glass by the Bolton family, and the Scarborough Presbyterian Church of 1895. Rosemont, an 1840s brick house with a colossal Ionic portico, now serves as offices. Together the buildings show how the area developed from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"McKim, Mead and White (Woodlea, stable, gatehouses; William Rutherford Mead partner-in-charge, William Mitchell Kendall designer); Haydel and Shepard (Scarborough Presbyterian Church and church house); Paul Wood (1960 Sunday School addition)","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival (Woodlea and outbuildings); varied styles across the district","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mostly in excellent or good condition and occupied. Uses include a country club, offices, churches, a school complex and private residences. Some properties have been altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.669686-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/84003433.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003433/b2e12318c6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003433/b2e12318c6-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ɱ","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodlea_in_Briarcliff_Manor_(3).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ɱ</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodlea_in_Briarcliff_Manor_(3).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323203","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarborough_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7430293"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/scarborough-historic-district-84003433/"}