Hill originally built a home in the town of Crawford, New York, which he only lived in for two years.

The first public record of Hill is his enlistment in Captain Bayard's militia in 1738.

Hill, Jr. on Dec. 26, 1975, to the County of Orange, it was entered on the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 5, 1978, and opened as a museum June 22, 1978.

Much of the original design and appointments (including some Chippendale furniture pieces) remain, though improvements have been made.

It and their house are open 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on weekends between mid-May and early October (actual dates vary each year).