General Arthur St. Clair stayed at house during Revolutionary War. Open July thru September on Sundays from 2 to 5. FREE, donations accepted. 18th century historic house. Open June thru September on Saturdays 1 to 4.
Site includes three cabins, four blockhouses and a colonial vegetable and herb garden.
Military reenactments on the weekends. For most of the 18th century and into the 19th century, the Ellison family had important commercial dealings in milling and trade. From their mill on Silver Stream, flour was shipped down the Hudson River to New York City and the West Indies. During the Revolutionary War, the house was used as quarters for high-ranking officers like Major Generals Henry Knox and Horatio Gates. Today, remains of the Ellison mill, with traces of the underground racecourse by Silver Stream, and the Jane Colden Native Plant Sanctuary, with over 100 kinds of wildflowers, may be visited on this 49 acre site.