Hyatt, Caleb, House
Also known as: Cudner-Hyatt House
Why it's listed
This small farmhouse at 937 White Plains Post Road in Scarsdale began as a tenant dwelling on the Manor of Scarsdale, probably built between 1734 and 1754. It is a clapboard building with a central chimney, first one story and raised to two around 1836. A larger two-and-a-half-story addition, believed to predate 1830, joins it at a right angle and faces the old Post Road. Mikiah Cudner bought the house and thirty acres in 1757, and the Cudner family kept it until 1836, when Caleb Hyatt purchased it with sixty-two acres. In the 1890s a land company bought the farmland, laid out streets and house lots, and resold the homestead to the Hyatts, who stayed until 1972. A small frame outbuilding nearby may be the shoe shop mentioned in 1836. The house is valued as one of few reminders of Scarsdale's early settlement and farming heritage amid dense suburban development.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents the house as one of a few remaining landmarks of the early settlement of Scarsdale and Eastchester. It began as a tenant farmhouse on the Manor of Scarsdale and was occupied almost continuously by two families from 1754. With the adjacent Hyatt Field park, it is among the few elements that attest to Scarsdale's agrarian past.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 73001291, listed January 22, 1973. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 937 White Plains Post Rd., Scarsdale |
|---|---|
| County | Westchester County |
| Listed | January 22, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73001291 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as in fair condition, on its original site, and used as a private residence. The Hyatt family held it until 1972. Now on about one acre in suburban Scarsdale. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.98174, -73.79986 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 73001291.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5019256
- This listing as JSON
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