WASHINGTON – US Senator Charles Schumer has secured just under $1.3 million in federal funds for repairs to Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson and the Creek Meeting House in Dutchess County from the National Park Service.
The senator said as the country celebrates its 250th birthday this year, “this federal funding will help preserve two beloved Hudson Valley historical sites for generations to come.”
He explained how this funding will be used to support critical upgrades to Van Cortlandt Manor and Creek Meeting House:
- Van Cortlandt Manor, a National Historic Landmark, was originally inhabited by the Van Cortlandt family, who were one of New York’s most prominent families that included powerful colonial landlords, Patriot army officers in the American Revolution, and politicians who helped shape the new nation. Their lives and the site’s history are well-documented and shared with the public through fact-based, hands-on educational programming.
This $694,500 in federal funding will support HVAC upgrades, replace the failing heating system, and allow Historic Hudson Valley to continue its longstanding partnerships with the Village of Croton-on-Hudson and local historians. Schumer’s letter of support can be found here. - The Creek Meeting House was built out of fieldstone by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1777–1780, during the height of the Revolutionary War in New York. The Creek Meeting House is part of the little-known history of the roots of the anti-slavery movement in Revolutionary-era New York.
The house is a crucial monument recognizing the long and difficult fight for civil rights in the United States. This $587,461 in federal funding will replace an worn out oil furnace with an efficient heat pump heating system and install insulation and storm windows for the first time.
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