Ferdinand Hopkins. a pharmaceutical executive from New York City, purchased the farm in the 1880s as a gentleman's farm. 
It was sold to Westchester County in 1968. The late Victorian clapboard farmhouse had both Gothic Revival and Italianate features. In 1925, the house was converted to a Colonial Revival mansion. The city of New York took 160 acres in 1897 in anticipation of the New Croton Dam's watershed requirements (see above blog post). This land grab included most of the buildings. The NYC Aqueduct Commission put the buildings up for auction, and Hopkins re-acquired them. The main house and outbuildings were moved to higher ground after 1899, using logs and a windlass. Westchester County opened the farm to the public in 1974.
It was sold to Westchester County in 1968. The late Victorian clapboard farmhouse had both Gothic Revival and Italianate features. In 1925, the house was converted to a Colonial Revival mansion. The city of New York took 160 acres in 1897 in anticipation of the New Croton Dam's watershed requirements (see above blog post). This land grab included most of the buildings. The NYC Aqueduct Commission put the buildings up for auction, and Hopkins re-acquired them. The main house and outbuildings were moved to higher ground after 1899, using logs and a windlass. Westchester County opened the farm to the public in 1974.
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