Bird Homestead, Harrison

Name: Bird Homestead
Address: Harrison, United States

#1 among attractions in Harrison

Greek Revival architecture

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Bird Homestead, also known as the Bouton-Bird-Erikson Homestead, is a historic home and farm complex located in Rye, Westchester County, New York. It is owned by the city of Rye and was purchased in 2009. The property is situated on Blind Brook estuary, off the Long Island Sound. The property is adjacent to the Rye Meeting House. The main part of the house was built in 1835, and is a two-story, three-bay wide frame building in the Greek Revival style. It sits on a brick foundation and has a low-pitched, side gable roof. It features a one-story, full-width, front porch. Also on the property are a contributing two-story barn built in the 1880s and a long, one-story outbuilding. ()

Coordinates: 40°57'41"N, 73°41'21"W

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Harrison United States

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Bird Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Playland, Dragon Coaster, Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach, Timothy Knapp House and Milton Cemetery.

0.9 miE
Seasonal amusement park with 50+ rides
Playland, Rye
23 min walk • Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, along the Long Island Sound. Built in 1928, the 280-acre park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning with the 2018 season, Standard Amusements LLC has been contracted to operate the park.
0.9 miNE
Amusement, Theme park, Amusement park
Dragon Coaster, Rye
23 min walk • The Dragon Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at Playland amusement park in Rye, New York. Opened in 1929, it was designed and built by amusement ride creator Frederick Church, the co-inventor of the Racing Derby, another early 20th century amusement park ride.
0.5 miE
Beach, Park
Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach, Rye
14 min walk • Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach is a historic park and public beach located on Long Island Sound at Rye, Westchester County, New York. It is located next to the separately listed Playland Amusement Park. It was designed in 1909 by architects Upjohn & Conable and landscape architects Brinley & Holbrook.
~1400 ftNE
Cemetery
Timothy Knapp House and Milton Cemetery, Rye
7 min walk • Timothy Knapp House and Milton Cemetery is a historic district at 265 Rye Beach Avenue and Milton Road in Rye, New York. The earliest part of the Timothy Knapp House was built around 1670, and the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
0.9 miW
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Jay Heritage Center, Rye
24 min walk • The Jay Estate is a 23-acre park and historic site in Rye, New York, with the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House at its center. It is the keystone of the Boston Post Road Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District created in 1993.
1.4 miNW
Cemetery
Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye
36 min walk • The Greenwood Union Cemetery is a cemetery in Rye and Harrison in Westchester County, New York.
0.6 miS
Church, Victorian architecture
Rye Meeting House, Harrison
15 min walk • Rye Meeting House, also known as Milton Mission Chapel, Grace Chapel, and the Friends Meeting House, is a historic Quaker meeting house located at Rye, Westchester County, New York. The property is adjacent to the Bird Homestead.
0.4 miE
40°57'40"N • 73°40'51"W
Rye Town Park, Rye
12 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities

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Which popular attractions are close to Bird Homestead?

Nearby attractions include Timothy Knapp House and Milton Cemetery, Rye (7 min walk), Rye Town Park, Rye (12 min walk), Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach, Rye (14 min walk), Rye Meeting House, Harrison (15 min walk).