Friends of the Ward House Receive Historic Preservation Award
The Friends of the Ward House were honored to receive the Excellence in Historic Preservation Award on Saturday June 7th at the 120th Anniversary Celebration of the White Plains Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the DAR, with special thanks to Regent Maura Reilly Light, who has been a stalwart supporter from the beginning. This award represents the diligent efforts of our volunteers, donors, historians, and Westchester County leaders to save a local treasure, The Ward House.
Westchester County Allocates 2.5 Million Dollars for Purchase and Restoration of Ward House.
Hear County Leaders praise the Ward House.
L-R: Judah Holstein, Maria Grillo, Michael Grillo, Jonathan Kruk, George Latimer, Sal Provenzano, Ken Jenkins, and Connie Kehoe
We want to thank former Westchester County Executive and newly appointed New York Congressman George Latimer, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, and Westchester County Legislator Judah Holstein for their efforts in securing $2,550,000 in funding to the Village of Tuckahoe in the 2025 Westchester County Capital Projects budget for the purchase and restoration of the Ward House.
We are grateful for your support! Now all parties can work together to bring this plan to fruition so Eastchester, Tuckahoe, and Bronxville can benefit from this treasured landmark as living history and the Ward House can take its rightful place in the 250th Revolutionary Westchester celebrations in 2026.
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We want to share some exciting highlights of 2024 made possible through your generous advocacy:
A heartfelt thank you for sharing your treasure to support our efforts to protect this historical treasure. In this season of giving, please consider an additional gift to help us continue our efforts to preserve and protect the Ward House.
Please support our fundraiser by making a donation or pledge now!
February 28, 2024 - The Tuckahoe Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) voted against demolition of the Ward House due to economic hardship.
March 16, 2024 - The Village of Tuckahoe recognized Patriot Hero Samuel Crawford Day.
June 3, 2024 - Tuckahoe Village Board of Trustees denied demolition and economic hardship appeals of the developer in a unanimous 5-0 vote, upholding the HPC’s findings and enforcing landmark law.
June 12, 2024 - The FOTWH were awarded a $2,000 discretionary grant by the Youth Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe for The ECHO Corridor Walking Tour project. The project offers students an opportunity to conduct research with local historians and create videos of historic sites on the Route 22 corridor.
July 11, 2024 - Kick-off of “One in a Million” Fundraising Campaign to raise $1,000,000 toward the acquisition, preservation, and renovation of the Ward House.
November 2024 - The FOTWH was awarded $5,000 in funding from Westchester County Legislators for a drone project, creating a virtual walking tour of the ECHO Corridor.
Why the Ward House Matters
At the top of a hill, where two prominent roads dating back to colonial times intersect, sits one of Westchester’s most important historic sites. The Ward House is in Tuckahoe on 230 White Plains Road, where Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe meet. It is one of fewer than a dozen early farmhouses on the Post Road between Mount Vernon and White Plains which have survived to teach us about our local past. The Ward House was burnt by the British in 1778 and rebuilt in the 1790s.
We must not allow the Ward House to be destroyed again.
The Friends of the Ward House is raising funds to preserve and share our home to history.
Your donation will support our preservation efforts, ensuring long-term protection of this treasured historical landmark.
This brief video highlights the importance of saving the Ward House to protect our history.
Best Kept Secret
Few, if any, structures in Westchester preserve the story of the creation of our nation as does the Ward House. Its history recalls the armed conflict, civilian suffering, and political divisions in the County during the American Revolution. Samuel Crawford, Westchester’s most important patriot leader to die in the service of our country, was mortally wounded in a skirmish here.
Click here to view the March 16th, 2024 tribute, marking the 247th anniversary of the death of Captain Samuel Crawford.
Support Our Mission
Please support us in our mission by making a one-time donation or by becoming a member of the Friends of the Ward House. The Friends of the Ward House is a New York State non-profit organization and has full IRS 501(c)(3) status. All donations are tax deductible.
Please view our timeline to learn more about Ward House history. Together we can ensure that the Ward House remains in the same place it has been standing, witnessing history and sharing with us the related lessons, for almost 280 years.
The mission of the Friends of the Ward House is to serve as a charitable organization to conduct activities to preserve, maintain, and generally promote for the public good the historical integrity of the Ward House and its associated grounds and advance education related to same.
Contact Us
Phone: 917-650-5547
Friends of the Ward House, Inc. P.O.B. 62
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
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