Sparta, Ossining

Sparta[1] is a neighborhood of the village of Ossining in Westchester County, New York, United States.

Sparta borders the Hudson River, south of most of the village of Ossining.

The neighborhood was a hamlet of the town of Ossining, and remains its oldest community.

[6][7] 1 Rockledge Avenue is one of the oldest existing houses in Sparta, and was built circa 1784 by Philip Van Cortlandt, its first resident was Josiah Rhodes, a man who operated a mustard mill on Sparta Brook with William Kemeys.

He tore down dilapidated structures, turned some to face the river, and moved at least one house to a new location.