We had lunch at Bridge View Tavern today. This is the oldest tavern in town and the story is told that JD Rockefeller tried to buy it because he didn't believe in drinking, smoking, dancing and didn't want it in Sleepy Hollow. But, the townfolks told him NO. Don't know about Jr's beliefs but Nelson had lots of socializing.....so the story goes....
Burger and Beer
Down on the waterfront
In 1835, Washington Irving bought a two-room Dutch stone house on the banks of the Hudson. You know he is the author of such classics as "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle"
Anyway he expanded and remodeled the house, adding Tudor-style clustered chimneys, Dutch stepped gables, Gothic windows, and a Spanish tower.
Irving also made the grounds more pictureque, planting trees in carefully chosen locations and creating hills, a pond, and a meadnering stream with a waterfall.
Today, both the house and grounds have been restored to look much as they did in the 1850s.
The pond....well not very pictureque
We walked the trail
Captain leading the way
bridge crossing
Wisteria vine that Irving planted still blooms each spring
On the Hudson River
Spanish Tower for guests
Separate for family and staff
Kitchen yard
Ice House w/o electricity keep ice all summer long
Pictures of the Grounds.....none allowed inside
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