NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HORACE GREELEY HOUSE

100 KING STREET

P. O. BOX 55

CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK 10514

  Phone: (914) 238-4666   Fax: (914) 238-1296

NewCastleHS@aol.com

 

 


New Exhibit for 2010!

Reader’s Digest: The Local Magazine That Conquered the World

Bring Family and Friends

GET INSPIRED!

As Time magazine stated in its cover story on founders DeWitt and Lila Wallace: “DeWitt was  the most successful editor in history by world circulation standards.”

This all happened in our backyard! Learn about the Digest’s “top 15” articles of all time, the incredible perks (free turkeys, anyone?), the millions of dollars spent on local philanthropy. You’ll find DeWitt’s World War I helmet and gas mask, and presidential letters, as well as photos of the Wallaces’ home, High Winds. Sold for $6 million, it was the most expensive house sale as of 1986 in Westchester. A murder even happened on Digest grounds....

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HORACE GREELEY

 

 The Horace Greeley House, the Greeley family's country home from 1864-1872, is the headquarters for the New Castle Historical Society's programs, exhibits, and extensive research resources. The Horace Greeley House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It provides a handsome example of 19th century architecture and has historic significance as the former home of one of the town's most celebrated residents. The house is situated on a hillside close to the center of town, where it has been a well-loved landmark for nearly 150 years.

The New Castle Historical Society was chartered to discover, preserve and communicate knowledge of the history of the Town of New Castle. The Horace Greeley House offers permanent exhibits on the Horace Greeley era and our Quaker heritage, as well as other rotating exhibits. The Museum Archives include books, photographs, costumes, maps, local diaries, and merchants' records.

 

NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HORACE GREELEY HOUSE

100 KING STREET

P. O. BOX 55

CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK 10514

Phone: (914) 238-4666   Fax: (914) 238-1296

NewCastleHS@aol.com