John Kane House
The John Kane House is one of several as Washington's Headquarters known buildings and is located on East Main Street in Pawling in New York , United States . The house, built in 1740, was the home of two men in the middle of the 18th century who rebelled against the British authorities and were prosecuted for it. During the American Revolutionary War , the building was used as headquarters by George Washington when the Continental Army encamped in the area. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .
A later owner added a federal style annex to the building ; the small kitchen wing is the only part of the building that has been preserved in its original state. The house has now become the property of the Historical Society of Quaker Hill and Pawling , which uses it as its headquarters and hosts exhibitions on local history, in particular the life of broadcasting pioneer Lowell Thomas , who lived near by in his later years Pawling was alive.
building
The oldest part of the building is the eastern part, which is now known as the kitchen wing, a one-and-a-half- story timber frame construction on a stone base. It has a shingle roof that is drawn down low and a brick fireplace sits on one end . The five Jochen south-facing front side affects because of the story added later windows and pillars. Annexes added earlier were later removed. An original vat for food processing is in the cellar.
The main wing was added later and is a five-by-three-bay, two-story timber frame house framed with bricks. The most prominent feature of the Federal Styles is the main entrance, which is framed on both sides by side windows and ridged pilasters , and above which is a right-angled skylight window . Smaller versions of the pilasters flank the Palladian windows directly above the main entrance. All other windows are rectangular and the cantilevered cornices are directly above. A column- supported portico in the style of the Greek Revival runs the entire length of the ground floor.
On the western gable is an opening with quarter-round openings on each side covered by blinds, over which a pediment sits. The rear entrance is a horizontally divided door and the window is missing, but otherwise the rear side is identical to the front. Three chimneys sit on the roof of the main wing, two on the western end and one on the east end near the joint to the kitchen wing.
Inside, the two wings create a clear contrast. With the exception of the wood-carved fireplace surrounds, the kitchen wing has only a few ornaments . In the main wing, decorations are more generous; the surrounds of two of the four open fireplaces are made of marble and all windows and doors are made of carved wood. The living quarters are decorated with similar carved paneling and ceiling cornices. The upper floor is largely occupied by the bedrooms. These have several open fireplaces with similarly designed painted surrounds and panels. The attic remained unchanged.
The house has three outbuildings, a small smokehouse , a shed and a two-story wooden stable . It is not known when these structures were built, which have been modified over the years.
history
The property was first settled in the late 1830s by William Prendergast, a housekeeper who rented 200-300 acres of land southeast of the newborn settlement of Pawling from the Philipse family. At that time they were the dominant landowners in the area. He built the small house, which became the kitchen wing in 1740 and later added other parts of the building, which he connected with a corridor around twenty meters long.
In 1766 Prendergast became a leader of an uprising in what is now Dutchess County against the transfer lease, which originated in the feudal system and was left over from the time of Dutch colonization in the region. This arrangement made it more difficult for the cottagers to acquire the land they cultivated. The revolt was put down by troops arriving from Poughkeepsie . Prendergast was charged with treason and sentenced to death by hanging . His wife made a personal petition to Governor Sir Harry Moore and was spared at the last minute by his right of grace and the subsequent royal pardon. The Prendergast family left the area soon after and moved to Chautauqua County .
John Kane, an Irish immigrant, bought the house later that year. When the Revolutionary War began, he originally stood on the cause of the Patriots and was a member of the Provisional New York Congress elected in 1775. After the first year of the war, he switched sides and became a loyalist believing the prospects were hopeless. His home and property were confiscated by New York State in 1777. In September of the following year, George Washington moved in when the Continental Army overwintered in the area, from where they could quickly move to New England or New York City . For the remainder of the war, Kane withdrew to safety behind the British lines. His family went to Nova Scotia and he received a life pension from the British in 1783.
A later house owner in the early 19th century had everything with the exception of the kitchen wing torn down and the current structure built. The house was later used for a variety of other purposes, such as an inn, owned by a bank that rented it out; In the course of the 19th century it became a single family home again. In 1946 the owner at the time had it electrified. It is not known when the modern heating and water supply system were installed. At the end of the 20th century, the Historical Society of Quaker Hill and Pawling finally acquired the house and adapted it to its current use.
Individual evidence
- ^ Dutches County Tourism - Historic Sites and Museums ( English ) Dutchess County Tourism. 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2008: “ The Lowell Thomas room focus on the life of the radio pioneer and world traveler. "
- ^ A b c Janette Johnstone: National Register of Historic Places nomination, John Kane House ( English ) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . June 1980. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved on August 21, 2008.
Coordinates: 41 ° 33'22 " N , 73 ° 35'59" W.