Wayside Cottage

Wayside Cottage is a historic home located at Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York. The earliest part of the house was built about 1720 and is the four-bay-wide, two-bay-deep, ​1 1⁄2-story south section. It sits on a fieldstone foundation and has a gable roof and verandah with Doric order piers. The center section of the house was built in 1828 and it is a ​2 1⁄2-story, three-bay-wide structure with a gable roof and sheathed in clapboard. A third section is known as the "caretaker's quarters" and was built in the late 19th century. It is two stories high, three bays wide, and two bays deep. A wing was added to this section in 1928. The house underwent a major restoration in 1953–1954. Since 1919, it has been owned by the Junior League of Central Westchester. It was also where Scarsdale Public Library used to be. [2]

Wayside Cottage
HABS image of the cottage
Location1039 Post Rd., Scarsdale, New York
Coordinates40°59′32″N 73°47′40″W
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1720
NRHP reference No.81000418 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 1, 1981

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Karen Morey Kennedy and Austin N. O'Brien (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Wayside Cottage". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-24. See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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