Jay Heritage Center

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC). is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1990 and chartered by the New York State Board of Regents to act as stewards of the National Historic Landmark home of American Founding Father John Jay in Rye, New York. Jay's childhood home, which also includes the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House built by his eldest son, is the centerpiece of the Boston Post Road Historic District.

The Jay Heritage Center's mission is to educate the public about the legacy of American patriot, jurist, anti-slavery advocate and diplomat John Jay through the historic preservation, restoration and interpretation of the land upon which he grew up in Rye, New York. Jay's character was influenced by this touchstone throughout his formative youth and early career; he would return to it frequently as a place of both contemplation and celebration.

After being raised in Rye from three months to 14 years old on a 400-acre (160 ha) farm, Jay went to New York City to study law at Kings College (today's Columbia University) but continued to come home fortnightly to spend time with family. When the Stamp Act compelled him and many other lawyers to strike in defiance of British law, he returned there to live from 1765 to 1766, and immersed himself in re-reading the classics. After negotiating the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War, Jay rejoiced with family and friends at his home in Rye in July, 1784. As an adult, Jay owned and managed the property from 1813 to 1822 before transferring ownership of it to his eldest son Peter Augustus. The home stayed in the Jay family through 1904.

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