The Sunnyside Waltz, 1850

The charming, fairytale-looking cottage home of Washington Irving provided the inspiration for this waltz, composed in 1850. "Sunnyside Waltz" was written by Henry T. Oates and dedicated to a Miss Ella Ford of Augusta, Georgia. An original copy of the score sits on the rosewood piano found in Irving's living room. "We are not musical",...

Tarrytown Incorporation Centennial Medallion, 1970

Struck to commemorate the hundredth year anniversary of the official incorporation of the Village of Tarrytown in 1870. The medallion was made by the Medallic Art Company of New York, the oldest, largest private mint in America. The company has produced some of the world's most prestigious awards such as the Pulitzer, Cooper & Peabody,...

The Tarrytown Widow Billboard Poster, 1898

"The Tarrytown Widow" was a popular farce, that premiered at the Bijou Theatre, Broadway, New York on May 9th, 1898. The play was written by Charles T. Dazey, and starred George W. Barnum and Madeline Bouton. Contemporary reviews hailed "The Tarrytown Widow" as a, "calamity composed of many situations familiar to the farce loving public....the...

The Rookery, 1750

The Rookery, John D Rockefeller Estate Tarrytown, New YorkThis old house is supposed to have been built about the year 1750. Major Andre lodged here the night before his capture.

J.H.Johnston Souvenir Spoons, c.1882

J.H.Johnston & Co. was a high end silversmiths and jewelry firm, located at 17, Union Square, New York. Started in 1844, the company specialized in highly decorative silverware and novelties, including a line of souvenir spoons commemorating notable New York figures. The coffee spoons included Rip Van Winkle, Peter Stuyvesant, and a rendering of the...

Miniature Sleepy Hollow Village Ride, c.1900

This miniature train ride was an amusement at Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, Ohio. It featured a tiny church and Ichabod Crane school house. The park itself opened in 1895, modeled after Brooklyn's Coney Island. It had seven wooden rollercoaster, sideshows, beer halls and even gambling along side this charming representation of Sleepy Hollow Village. The...

Helen Gould Souvenir Vase, Lyndhurst, c.1910

A beautifully decorated miniature vase, made in Germany, depicting Helen Gould's grand conservatory at Lyndhurst. At 390 feet long, made of iron and glass with a domed top, it was one of the largest private greenhouses in America. Currently it lies in slight disrepair amidst the lush, landscaped lawns of Jay Gould's mansion.

Ticket for the American Freedom Train, 1976

To celebrate the Bicentennial, the American Freedom Train was created, with 10 display cars pulled by steam engine, touring all the contiguous States. The train was filled with such treasures as the original Louisiana Purchase, Judy Garland's dress from the Wizard of Oz, Martin Luther King Jr.'s pulpit, George Washington's personal copy of the Constitution,...

Flamingo Restaurant Matchbook

The exotic sounding Flamingo Restaurant used to be on North Broadway, Tarrytown in the spot currently home to Sushi Thai Asian Fusion. Run by the Mosa family from Israel, it got a special mention in the New York Times, December 1977 holiday guide to having "An Ichabod Crane Christmas"; "For authentic Middle Eastern food, a...

New York Central System Railroad Timetable, 1949

The grand New York Central was one of the country's great railways. Overseen by Cornelius Vanderbilt, and headquartered in the Helmsley Building next to its flagship Grand Central Terminal, the railway system ran such iconic locomotives as the futuristic looking, Art Deco gem, the 20th Century Limited. One of its main lines was the Hudson...