Sherwood House
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Built around 1740 as a tenant farmhouse on the Manor of Philipsburgh, this one-story frame house sits on a stone basement built into a hillside beside Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers. A two-story porch spans the east front. Additions came later: a doctor's office around 1810, an upper story around 1850, and a small wing around 1880. Inside, plaster walls, hand-hewn beams and a large stone kitchen fireplace with bake oven survive. A caretaker's cottage and a former barn, both from about 1850, are part of the property. Thomas Sherwood leased the land and built the house; his son Stephen bought it when the manor was divided in 1785. Later owners included Dr. John Ingersoll, Yonkers's first resident physician, and the Weed family. In the twentieth century it served as a speakeasy and restaurant before Consolidated Edison acquired it in 1955 and donated the buildings to the Yonkers Historical Society. It is one of only four pre-Revolutionary buildings left in the city.
Significance in brief: It is described as one of Yonkers's most important resources tied to the city's early settlement. It is one of only four pre-Revolutionary War buildings surviving in Yonkers. It represents the small farmhouses built in Westchester County in the eighteenth century and keeps many of its historic construction features.
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 84003434, listed May 10, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 340 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers |
|---|---|
| County | Westchester County |
| Listed | May 10, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84003434 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | circa 1740 |
| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied; owned by the Yonkers Historical Society (buildings) on land owned by Consolidated Edison. Repaired in 1955 and spared from highway-ramp demolition by relocation of the parkway. |
| Acreage | 2.2 |
| Coordinates | 40.95203, -73.85493 (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 84003434.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7495542
- This listing as JSON
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