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Abigail Sherwood House (1774) 85 Carpenter Avenue

The oldest house in Crestwood. The front portion of this house is the original Abigail Sherwood farmhouse built in 1774. Abigail Sherwood acquired the 125 acres of land (under the Bill of Forfeiture, 1785) which form the basic part of old Crestwood. The farmhouse was moved to its present site in 1917 by the Merritt Family who were related by marriage to the Sherwoods. The remainder of the house was built around 1890. The Sherwood House was the meeting place of the Methodist Society when Francis Asbury returned to Westchester County after the American Revolution. Click on  Photo for details

Dusenberry Farm-Sherwood Chapel (1797) 253 Underhill Road

The second oldest house in Crestwood was originally set on the site of the present Asbury Church. It was built in 1797 by Silas Crawford on land bought from Moses and Tamer Sherwood. It was used as a meeting place for early Methodists under the guidance of Francis Asbury. In 1865, when the new Church was built, it was moved across the road  to where it now stands. Click on Photo for details

Underhill-Reynolds House (1811) 582 Scarsdale Road

This is the original farmhouse on a large tract which was part of the Cartright acquisition of 1785. It bordered the Abigail Sherwood farm.  The main house on this parcel for some time was the mansion which stood opposite this sizable house. An addition was added around 1826/27. Click on Photo for details

 Julia B. Ward House (c.1890)  65 Crestwood Avenue

This Victorian belonged to Julia B. Ward, artist and teacher, who gave art lessons during the depression.  It was Julia who designed the bookplate for the Crestwood Library.  Click on Photo for details

Diamond-Brennan House (c.1890) 175 Hollywood Avenue

One of the few architecturally pure houses in Crestwood, this Italianate residence at 175 Hollywood Avenue was built in 1890 and owned by the Kolz Family until 1914. IT was then purchased by the reclusive Diamond Family and, subsequently, by long-time Crestwood resident Thomas Brennan who has been painstakingly restoring it to its original splendor.  Click on Photo for details

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Photo credits (this page): Marguerite Aumann; Historic research (this page): Marguerite Aumann and Richard J. Farrell