The Williams-DuBois House

The Williams-DuBois House is architecturally significant as a rare surviving example of an intact eighteen-century vernacular residence. The house is representative of revolutionary war era residential homes typically found along the Hudson Valley. It is also the only surviving example of its type in the town of New Castle. It is one and a half story, five bay house with a gambrel roof. The five distinctive eyebrow windows were originally rectangle but replaced in 1820.

The House is believed to have been built in 1780 by Arthur Williams. Arthur was born in Ossining in 1739 and married Martha Hatfield in 1762. He worked as a Highway master. The Williams-DuBois House was a family home passed down through generations. It was first passed down to Martha and Arthur’s third son William Williams who was a sea captain. William is credited with bringing back fine and rare specimens of trees from his many travels which were planted on the property and still exist today. William married Mary Pine and had two daughters; when he died the house was inherited by his eldest Georgianna. 

Georgianna married Lawrence DuBois, they had two children Josephine and William. William Lawrence DuBois inherited the property from his parents and in 1864 married Sarah Louisa Washburn. The couple had eight children and when his wife died in 1926, William sold the house along with 100 acres of property. The property was lived in by five generations of the Williams-DuBois family until 1940. It was sold a few times over the next decades, however, its owners have continued to respect its architectural integrity.

1. Williams-DuBois House, National Register of Historic Places. Accessed December 21st, 2020.
2. Williams, Gray. Picturing Our Past: National Register Sites in Westchester County. 2003.