Sleepy Hollow/Tarrytown Travel Information
It was the home of Washington Irving and the topic of his tale The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow; it is the final resting place of such
American greats as Andrew Carnegie and William Rockefeller; and it was
the capture site of conspirator Major John Andre, cohort to the
traitor Benedict Arnold. Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, once known as
North Tarrytown, are one of the most historically rich areas in the
Hudson River Valley. These towns are bedroom communities for
New Yorkers who work in New York City by day and return to a quieter
environment when evening falls. Who wouldn’t choose the quaint town of
trolleys and Victorian mansions, quiet lakes and peaceful preserves
over the bustling metropolis of New York City? The Rockefeller
Preserve in Sleepy Hollow is home to countless wildlife, spread
throughout wetlands and meadows and the preserve’s lake. Adjacent to
the preserve is the famous Kykuit, weekend home to three generations
of Rockefellers. Public tours of this estate, however, start out from
Phillipsburg Manor where hosts dress up and demonstrate life on a
Colonial Dutch farm. At the foot of the sloping streets of
Tarrytown sits Washington Irving’s old townhouse, Sunnyside, which he
referred to as his “little snuggery.” A minute away, a rather
ostentatious Gothic revival, Lyndhurt, stands in contrast. The mansion
and its 67 acres were home to a money monger named Jay Gould, who was
indirectly responsible for the tragic events of Black Friday on
September 24, 1869. Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow are among the
most interesting sites of the Hudson Valley region. And, they are
easily accessible from I-87 south. For more information, look at the
sidebar at the left-hand side of this page.
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