Built in 1804 from plans attributed to Benjamin Henry Latrobe, it is an outstanding example of Federal architecture.

The mansion was constructed for early settler John Barker Church, former English Member of Parliament and brother-in-law of Alexander Hamilton through his wife Angelica Schuyler Church.

Also on the five-acre site are a nine-sided barn and hexagonal tea house, which was built in 1806.

[2][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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