On the north side of Route 94 in New Windsor, N.Y., just west of the busy 5 corners intersection at Vails Gate, admist all the industry, a bus company, and a thriving supermarket, is a quiet little place lost in time.
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The Historic Edmondson House sits quietly on a small parcel of land with a few outbuildings an old dry well and is an excellent teacher for the 18th century. Managed by the New Windsor Historical Society and the National Temple Hill Association it sustains through donations, contributions and membership fees.
House History.
James and Margaret Smith Edmondson came from County Tipperary, Ireland in 1720. After living seven years and Plymouth, Massachusetts they moved to New Windsor, N.Y. and bought 200 acres just West of Vails Gate from the widow Ingoldsby. The Ingoldsby land was part of the early patent held by Captain John Evans. For a time Edmonston's log cabin was the only house between New Windsor and what would later become Washingtonville.
The family lived in the log cabin until 1755 when the first 2-story stone house was built. Followed soon after by a 2-story stone addition. This was built by Edmonston in 1755 and it is said that the house was used as headquarters during the last years of the Revolutionary War by generals Horatio Gates and Arthur St. Clair. The house also served as the medical staff headquarters for the nearby encampment for the Continental Army.
~ Visit Edmonston House and become a part of history if only for a short while. Walk on its well worn wooden floors, steady yourself on its well used banister and sit by the comfortingly warm hearth on a cold winter's night and listen to the tales and stories of the people who once lived there.~
Please check out their website below. They are open Sundays 2-5 p.m. July through September. Major holidays are always on the schedule for events.
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