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Sunnyside
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★ National Historic Landmark

Sunnyside

Also known as Washington Irving House

Greenburgh’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of New York’s 6,529 listings are older
Listed 1966Greenburgh
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Sunnyside

Sunnyside, at Sunnyside Lane, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in Greenburgh to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Dec 29, 1962, one of 273 in New York. Only 0 of New York’s 6,529 listings are older. The Register lists it for its literature, at the national level. The listing covers 27 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Tarrytown, New York, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 125 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1962 to today

  1. 1962Named a National Historic Landmark
  2. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 30 minutes

Sunnyside Lane, Greenburgh · about 1.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1SunnysideStart here
  2. 2Washington Irving MemorialLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals · Built 1927 · 0.4 mi on
  3. 3Villa LewaroItalian Renaissance · 0.4 mi on
  4. 4Church of St. BarnabasLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1853 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Croton Aqueduct, OldStructure · next door
Around it

8 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DIrvington Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi★Lyndhurst, Jay Gould EstateGothic Revival0.5 miBMcVickar HouseMid-19th Century · Built 18530.6 miBIrvington Town HallColonial Revival · Built 19020.6 miBLord and Burnham BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18810.6 miBEast Irvington SchoolBuilding0.7 miDGlenwolde Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.9 miBIrving, Washington, High SchoolElizabethan1 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Villa Lewaro0.4 mi away · 1976
Croton Aqueduct, Old0.6 mi away · 1992
Armour-Stiner House1.2 mi away · 1976
Philipsburg Manor2.8 mi away · 1961

Memories of Sunnyside

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Questions about Sunnyside

Is Sunnyside on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000583).

Is Sunnyside a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Dec 29, 1962. New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks, 7 of them in Greenburgh.

Can you visit Sunnyside?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Sunnyside?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 125 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75316130 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.