Hammond House (Eastview, New York)

About

The Hammond House is located on Grasslands Road (New York State Route 100C) in the Eastview section of the town of Mount Pleasant, New York, United States. It is a wooden building whose oldest part dates to the 1720s, with later additions during the 19th century. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

It is one of the oldest houses in Westchester County, and one of only two remaining tenant houses from the Philipsburg Manor. It also has a rich Revolutionary War history. Col. James Hammond, son of the original owner, commanded the Patriot Westchester militia. Some historical evidence supports the longstanding local legend that George Washington visited the house for a brief conference with Hammond in the summer of 1780, leaving shortly before the house was surrounded by Loyalist militia or British troops.