DeWint House
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De Wint House
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The DeWint house in 2010
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| Location | 20 Livingston Avenue, Tappan, NY |
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| Nearest city | Hackensack, NJ |
| Coordinates | 41°01′11″N 73°56′48″W / 41.01972°N 73.94667°WCoordinates: 41°01′11″N 73°56′48″W / 41.01972°N 73.94667°W |
| Built | 1700 |
| Architect | Daniel DeClark |
| Architectural style | Dutch |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000568 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | May 23, 1966 |
The DeWint House, or De Wint House, at Tappan, New York is one of the oldest surviving structures in Rockland County, New York and is an outstanding example of Hudson Valley Colonial Dutch architecture. It was built using indigenous stone in 1700 by Daniel DeClark, a Hollander, who emigrated to America in 1676. The date is marked in glazed bricks along the façade.
In 1746, West Indies planter Patriot Johannes DeWint and his spouse Antje Dewint bought the house. His daughter, Anna Maria, and her husband, Major Fredericus Blauvelt, lived at the house.
The DeWint House became a temporary headquarters of Commander-in-Chief George Washington during the American Revolution. General George Washington was a guest in the south parlor twice in 1780 and twice in 1783. The "Washington Room" at the DeWint House is a National Masonic Historic Site.
1780 (August 8–24) Washington stayed at the Dewint House while inspecting a redoubt on the Hudson.
1780 (September 28 to October 7) Washington returned for the trial, signing the execution warrant and subsequent hanging of British spy, Major John André, captured in Tarrytown, who was involved with Benedict Arnold in the plot to surrender West Point to the enemy. Major John André was held in the old '76 House in Tappan, a tavern, which is now a restaurant. General George Washington provided meals from his table at the DeWint House to Major John André at the '76 House. A stone on André Hill Road at Gallows Hill marks the site of André's hanging.
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