Griffin-Nathaniel Brown House (c. 1785)

The Nathaniel Brown House may have been built between 1780 and 1790. Horsehair found in the plaster of the house helped to determine its age. A deed records that 125 acres of William Griffin’s farm, with houses and orchards, were transferred to Nathaniel Brown in 1795. The house has some typical characteristics of Dutch colonials in Westchester in the late 18th century. In his will, Brown set aside land for a small cemetery on Colonial Road. He is buried there along with his wife, Anna, and members of his extended family, and neighbors including the Meritts, Cornells and Griffins. The Village now owns the cemetery. 

Lesley Topping, Barbara Shay MacDonald and Marc Cheshire. Scarsdale’s 18th and 19th Century Heritage Homes, Scarsdale Historical Society. Accessed September 21st 2021. https://www.scarsdalehistoricalsociety.org/scarsdales-18th-and-19th-century-heritage-homes.