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	De Wint House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	New York State Register of Historic Places
	The DeWint House in 2010
Location	Oak Tree Road and Livingston Street, Tappan, New York
Coordinates	41°01′11″N 73°56′48″W / 41.01972°N 73.94667°W
Built	1700
Architect	Daniel DeClark
Architectural style	Dutch
NRHP reference No.	66000568
NYSRHP No.	08703.000104
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHL	May 23, 1966
Designated NYSRHP	June 23, 1980

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The DeWint House, in Tappan, New York, is one of the oldest surviving structures in Rockland County and is an outstanding example of Hudson Valley Dutch Colonial architecture.^[3] It was built using brick and indigenous stone in 1700 by Daniel DeClark, a Hollander, who emigrated to America in 1676 and bought the land from Native Americans in 1682. The date of construction is marked by glazed bricks incorporated into the façade.

In 1746, West Indian planter and American patriot Johannes DeWint and his spouse Antje Dewint bought the house. His daughter, Anna Maria, and her husband, Major Fredericus Blauvelt, lived in the house.

The DeWint House became a temporary headquarters of George Washington while he was Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolution. Washington was a guest in the south parlor twice in 1780 and twice in 1783.

Washington's headquarters[edit]

Washington first stayed at the Dewint House from August 8–24, 1780, while inspecting a redoubt on the Hudson River.

Washington returned from September 28 to October 7, 1780, for the nearby trial of British spy Major John André. Washington signed the execution warrant in the house and Andre was subsequently hanged. Andre had been captured in Tarrytown after plotting with Benedict Arnold to surrender West Point to the British. André was held in the Old '76 House in Tappan, a tavern which is now a restaurant. Washington provided meals from his table at the DeWint House to André at the '76 House. A stone on André Hill Road at Gallows Hill marks the site of André's hanging.

Washington and his key staff headquartered at the DeWint House from May 4–8, 1783, while negotiating the final withdrawal of British troops from New York City with British General Sir Guy Carleton. It was said to have been a friendly conference combined with an elegant dinner prepared by Samuel Fraunces, owner of Fraunces Tavern in New York City, who came up to prepare the dinner for Washington and his guest.

From November 11–14, 1783, a terrible snowstorm forced Washington to seek shelter in the DeWint House on his trip to visit West Point and later New York City, where he tendered his resignation.

Grounds and renovation[edit]

The property was in disrepair when it was acquired by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York in 1932. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.^[2]^[4]

The DeWint House, along with Stony Point Battlefield in Stony Point and the Blauvelt House in New City, are the only places in Rockland County designated as New York State Paths through History^[5] sites.

The site has undergone extensive restoration and upgrading. The house's two first-floor rooms have been restored and furnished to reflect the period of Washington's occupancy. A replica kitchen, as Washington might have known it while he was a guest of the DeWints, was completed in 1996.

The grounds include a 19th-century carriage house that contains displays of artifacts uncovered at the site during archaeological digs, as wells as items related to Washington, André and Arnold, and the Masons. A large mill stone from a grist mill in nearby Ramapo is displayed on the grounds, and at the rear of the house stand seven small grave markers each bearing one to three initials, which came from a nearby property. It is believed these markers came from a burial ground for slaves on that property.

The house and grounds are open to the public.

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "De Wint House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
^ "The DeWint House". DeWintHouse.Com.
^ Cecil McKithan (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: De Wint House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975, and 1 period drawing. (768 KiB)
^ "New York Path Through History | Explore New York's Rich Heritage". I LOVE NEW YORK. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

External links[edit]

Media related to DeWint House at Wikimedia Commons

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-4123, "De Windt House, Livingston Avenue & Oak Tree Road, Tappan, Rockland County, NY", 16 photos, 8 measured drawings
Revolutionaryday.com
Hudsonrivervalley.com
Travelhudsonvalley.org
Fortklock.com
Paths through History designation

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "De Wint House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.

[3] "The DeWint House". DeWintHouse.Com.

[nrhpinv-4] Cecil McKithan (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: De Wint House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975, and 1 period drawing. (768 KiB)

[5] "New York Path Through History | Explore New York's Rich Heritage". I LOVE NEW YORK. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

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-The '''DeWint House''', or '''De Wint House''', at [[Tappan, New York|Tappan]], [[New York]] is one of the oldest surviving [[structures]] in [[Rockland County]], New York and is an outstanding example of Hudson Valley Colonial [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dewinthouse.com DeWintHouse.Com|title=The DeWint House}}</ref> It was built using indigenous [[sandstone]] in 1700 by [[Daniel DeClark]], a Hollander, who emigrated to America in 1676.  The date is marked in glazed bricks along the façade.
+The '''DeWint House''', in [[Tappan, New York]], is one of the oldest surviving [[structures]] in [[Rockland County]] and is an outstanding example of Hudson Valley [[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture|Dutch Colonial architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dewinthouse.com |publisher=DeWintHouse.Com|title=The DeWint House}}</ref> It was built using brick and indigenous stone in 1700 by Daniel DeClark, a Hollander, who emigrated to America in 1676 and bought the land from [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in 1682.  The date of construction is marked by glazed bricks incorporated into the façade.
-In 1746, [[West Indies]] planter [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] [[Johannes DeWint]] and his spouse Antje Dewint bought the [[house]]. His daughter, Anna Maria, and her husband, [[Major]] [[Fredericus Blauvelt]], lived at the house.
+In 1746, [[West Indies|West Indian]] planter and [[Patriot (American Revolution)|American patriot]] Johannes DeWint and his spouse Antje Dewint bought the house. His daughter, Anna Maria, and her husband, [[Major (rank)|Major]] Fredericus Blauvelt, lived in the house.
-The DeWint House became a temporary [[headquarters]] of [[Commander-in-Chief]] [[George Washington]] during the [[American Revolution]].  [[General]] George Washington was a guest in the south [[parlour|parlor]] twice in 1780 and twice in 1783.  The "Washington Room" at the DeWint House is a [[National Masonic Historic Site]].
+The DeWint House became a temporary [[headquarters]] of [[George Washington]] while he was [[Commander-in-Chief]] during the [[American Revolution]]. Washington was a guest in the south [[parlour|parlor]] twice in 1780 and twice in 1783.
+==Washington's headquarters==
-(August 8-24) Washington stayed at the Dewint House while inspecting a [[redoubt]] on the [[Hudson River|Hudson]].
+[[File:DeWint House - George Washington's personal flag.jpg|thumb|left|Personal flag used by General [[George Washington]] as [[Commander-in-Chief]] during the American Revolutionary War]]
+Washington first stayed at the Dewint House from August 8–24, 1780, while inspecting a [[redoubt]] on the [[Hudson River]].
-[[Image:DeWintHouse CarriageHouse 2007 02.jpg|left|thumb|200px|[[Carriage house]]]]
-(September 28 to October 7) Washington returned for the [[trial]], signing the [[execution warrant]] and subsequent [[hanging]] of [[British troops|British]] [[Espionage|spy]], [[John André|Major John André]], captured in [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]], who was involved with [[Benedict Arnold]] in the plot to surrender [[West Point]] to the enemy.  Major John André was held in the [[The Old 76 House|old '76 House]] in Tappan, a [[tavern]], which is now a [[restaurant]].  General George Washington provided [[meals]] from his table at the DeWint House to Major John André at the '76 House.  A stone on André Hill Road at Gallows Hill marks the site of André's hanging.
+Washington returned from September 28 to October 7, 1780, for the nearby [[trial]] of [[British troops|British]] [[Espionage|spy]] [[John André|Major John André]]. Washington signed the [[execution warrant]] in the house and Andre was subsequently [[hanging|hanged]]. Andre had been captured in [[Tarrytown, New York|Tarrytown]] after plotting with [[Benedict Arnold]] to surrender [[West Point]] to the British.  André was held in the [[The Old 76 House|Old '76 House]] in Tappan, a [[tavern]] which is now a restaurant.  Washington provided meals from his table at the DeWint House to André at the '76 House.  A stone on André Hill Road at Gallows Hill marks the site of André's hanging.
-(May 4-8) – Washington and his key staff headquartered at the DeWint House while negotiating the final withdrawal of British troops from [[New York City]] with British General, [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Sir Guy Carleton]], who twice served as Governor of the [[Province of Quebec (1763-1791)|Province of Quebec]], from 1768–1778. It was said to have been a friendly [[:wikt:conference|conference]] combined with an [[Elegance|elegant]] dinner. [[Samuel Fraunces]] (owner of [[Fraunces Tavern]] in New York City) came up to prepare the dinner for Washington and his guest.
+Washington and his key staff headquartered at the DeWint House from May 4–8, 1783, while negotiating the final withdrawal of British troops from [[New York City]] with British General [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester|Sir Guy Carleton]]. It was said to have been a friendly conference combined with an elegant dinner prepared by [[Samuel Fraunces]], owner of [[Fraunces Tavern]] in New York City, who came up to prepare the dinner for Washington and his guest.
-(November 11-14) – a terrible [[Winter storm|snowstorm]] forced Washington to the DeWint house on his trip to visit West Point and later to New York City where he tendered his [[resignation]].
+From November 11–14, 1783, a terrible [[Winter storm|snowstorm]] forced Washington to seek shelter in the DeWint House on his trip to visit West Point and later New York City, where he tendered his [[resignation]].
-The [[property]] was acquired by the [[Freemasonry|Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York]] in 1932.
+==Grounds and renovation==
-The site was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1966.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite document|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: De Wint House|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000568.pdf |format=pdf|author=Cecil McKithan|date=January, 1978|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000568.pdf Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975, and 1 period drawing.]|768&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 786978 bytes -->}}</ref>
+[[File:DeWint House - Carriage House - spring view.jpg|thumb|[[Carriage house]]]]
+The property was in disrepair when it was acquired by the [[Freemasonry|Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York]] in 1932. The site was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1966.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite web|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: De Wint House|url={{NHLS url|id=66000568}} |format=pdf|author=Cecil McKithan|date=January 1978|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=66000568|title=Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1975, and 1 period drawing.|photos=y}}&nbsp;{{small|(768&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}</ref>
-The site has undergone extensive [[Building restoration|restoration]] and upgrading. The house's two first-floor rooms have been restored and furnished to reflect the period of Washington's occupancy. A fully functioning [[replica]] [[kitchen]], as General George Washington would have known it while he was a [[Hospitality|guest]] of the DeWints, was completed in 1996.  An adjacent 19th-century carriage house contains displays of [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s uncovered at the site during archaeological digs, as wells as items related to Washington, André and Arnold, and the Masons.
+The DeWint House, along with [[Stony Point Battlefield]] in [[Stony Point, New York|Stony Point]] and the [[Blauvelt House (New City, New York)|Blauvelt House]] in [[New City, New York|New City]], are the only places in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] designated as New York State ''Paths through History''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paththroughhistory.iloveny.com/|title=New York Path Through History &#124; Explore New York's Rich Heritage|website=I LOVE NEW YORK|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref> sites.
-A stone mill is displayed nearby and at the rear of house stand 7-initialed headstones which came from a nearby property. It is believed these headstones marked where the slaves of that home were buried.
+The site has undergone extensive [[Building restoration|restoration]] and upgrading. The house's two first-floor rooms have been restored and furnished to reflect the period of Washington's occupancy. A replica kitchen, as Washington might have known it while he was a guest of the DeWints, was completed in 1996.
-The DeWint House along with [[Stony Point Battlefield]] in [[Stony Point, New York|Stony Point]] and [[Blauvelt House (New City, New York)|Blauvelt House]] in [[New City, New York|New City]] are the only places in [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]] designated as New York State ''"[http://www.paththroughhistory.ny.gov/ Paths through History"''] sites.
+The grounds include a 19th-century [[carriage house]] that contains displays of [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s uncovered at the site during archaeological digs, as wells as items related to Washington, André and Arnold, and the Masons. A large mill stone from a [[grist mill]] in nearby [[Ramapo, New York|Ramapo]] is displayed on the grounds, and at the rear of the house stand seven small grave markers each bearing one to three initials, which came from a nearby property. It is believed these markers came from a burial ground for slaves on that property.
-Today The DeWint House, (20 Livingston Avenue - Tappan, New York – 10983 -  845.359.1359), Carriage House and the surrounding grounds are open to the public without fee, 10AM – 4PM daily except for [[Thanksgiving]] and [[Christmas]].
+The house and grounds are open to the public.
 ==References==
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-== Sources ==
+==External links==
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-*[http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute9w/tappan/default.htm Revolutionaryday.com]
-*[http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/planning/historic/historic2.htm Co.rockland.ny.us]
-*[http://www.hudsonrivervalley.com/index.cfm?section_id=6&page_id=174 Hudsonrivervalley.com]
-*[http://nynjctbotany.org/whudson/dewint.html Nynjctbotany.org]
-*[http://www.travelhudsonvalley.org/visit.php?full=105 Travelhudsonvalley.org]
-*[http://www.fortklock.com/76house.htm Fortklock.com]
 *{{HABS |survey=NY-4123 |id=ny0684 |title=De Windt House, Livingston Avenue & Oak Tree Road, Tappan, Rockland County, NY |photos=16 |dwgs=8}}
+*[http://www.revolutionaryday.com/usroute9w/tappan/default.htm Revolutionaryday.com]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060827195139/http://www.hudsonrivervalley.com/index.cfm?section_id=6&page_id=174 Hudsonrivervalley.com]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928110115/http://www.travelhudsonvalley.org/visit.php?full=105 Travelhudsonvalley.org]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060328041730/http://www.fortklock.com/76house.htm Fortklock.com]
 *[http://www.rocklandtimes.com/2014/07/24/historic-jacob-blauvelt-house-receives-prestigious-new-york-state-designation-free-tours-announced/ Paths through History designation]
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