“The Skinny House,” built in 1932 at 175 Grand St. in Mamaroneck, still stands. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in April 2015.
There were various proposals for where the Oyster Bay bridge would cross. In one, an exit off I-95 would have connected with Playland Parkway through property until it went south of Rye Town Park.
The Twig Organization was started in 1911 by a small group of women in Rye, who sewed and rolled bandages for patients at The United Hospital in Port Chester.
The 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding will be celebrated throughout the country on July 4, 2026. Last year, the Rye formed a steering committee.
Peg Lyon was enslaved in Rye, sold in Greenwich in 1790, and emancipated in 1800, when she was able to live free with her husband Anthony Green. She died 30 years later.
The first reduction in Rye’s territory occurred in 1695, when Rye was in the Province of New York, having been transferred from the Colony of Connecticut by royal decree.
More events highlighting Rye’s history and culture intended to interest both the broad population as well as youngsters are planned at the at the Square House Museum on city history throughout the year.
