Gerard Crane's Stone House LbNA #30824
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 7, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Somers |
| County: | Westchester |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | suzietoots  |
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| Found by: | Lil Red Rage |
| Last found: | Jul 2, 2011 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 7, 2007 |
Alive and Well as of 10/21/07 Replaced lost stamp.....
History of the Stone House:
Built for Gerard and Roxanna Crane (Gerard Crane:January 3, 1791-February 11, 1872, buried in Ivandell Cemetery) One of the pioneers of American menageries. In 1818, Crane traveled the countryside with a lion and a lioness. In 1826, Crane and Lewis Titus leased “Little Bet” the second elephant from Hachaliah Bailey. They sub-leased to Crane, June and Co., and during this arrangement the elephant was shot in Chepachet, Rhode Island. “Little Bet” was shot by a group of young men from “good families.” In 1833, Crane and Spencer Gregory formed the menagerie Gregory, Crane & Co., which later featured a keeper (lion tamer), female elephant named Flora, and a 700 pound polar bear.
Crane returned to Somers, where he became the Town Supervisor from 1833-37. And served on the Farmers and Drovers bank, which was housed in the Elephant Hotel. He purchased the Elephant Hotel from Hachaliah Bailey in 1837 and sold it the following year to Hachaliah’s first cousin, Horace Bailey. In 1851, Crane retired from the menagerie business. He accumulated a sizeable fortune before retirement from the business, being president of one or more banks and insurance companies. In 1849, Gerard Crane built the Stone House described as “a fine large mansion of cut stone by the side of the turnpike, one mile north of the village. The building is finished in the best possible manner and presents an imposing appearance. Near the house is a long hipped roofed building, that is now a barn, but was built for and used as an animal house during the winter seasons. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Behind the house runs a small stream known as Rhinoceros Creek. Local folklore says Crane kept Rhinoceros in the barns, and they occasionally escaped and trotted through the town.
To the Letterbox: Pass the Elephant Hotel on Route 100. Travel North on Route 202. The road changes from Route 100 to Route 202 to Route 22(past the stone house-heading north)
Mr Crane’s Stone House sits on Route 202 in Somers, NY. Across the street from his house is “Old Croton Falls Road” Turn onto Croton Falls Road and park by opening in stone wall. The stone wall that faces the Old Stone House/Barn is where the letterbox is hidden. Walk through the opening, and on the left side, piles of rocks are “leaning” against the base of the wall. Almost directly across from route 202 sign (sign sits on other side of wall) is where the box is hidden, between a gap in the stones. Can be a busy spot, this road is used as a short-cut.
Please read directions carefully: The box is not hidden on the property of the stone house. It is across the street.
History of the Stone House:
Built for Gerard and Roxanna Crane (Gerard Crane:January 3, 1791-February 11, 1872, buried in Ivandell Cemetery) One of the pioneers of American menageries. In 1818, Crane traveled the countryside with a lion and a lioness. In 1826, Crane and Lewis Titus leased “Little Bet” the second elephant from Hachaliah Bailey. They sub-leased to Crane, June and Co., and during this arrangement the elephant was shot in Chepachet, Rhode Island. “Little Bet” was shot by a group of young men from “good families.” In 1833, Crane and Spencer Gregory formed the menagerie Gregory, Crane & Co., which later featured a keeper (lion tamer), female elephant named Flora, and a 700 pound polar bear.
Crane returned to Somers, where he became the Town Supervisor from 1833-37. And served on the Farmers and Drovers bank, which was housed in the Elephant Hotel. He purchased the Elephant Hotel from Hachaliah Bailey in 1837 and sold it the following year to Hachaliah’s first cousin, Horace Bailey. In 1851, Crane retired from the menagerie business. He accumulated a sizeable fortune before retirement from the business, being president of one or more banks and insurance companies. In 1849, Gerard Crane built the Stone House described as “a fine large mansion of cut stone by the side of the turnpike, one mile north of the village. The building is finished in the best possible manner and presents an imposing appearance. Near the house is a long hipped roofed building, that is now a barn, but was built for and used as an animal house during the winter seasons. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Behind the house runs a small stream known as Rhinoceros Creek. Local folklore says Crane kept Rhinoceros in the barns, and they occasionally escaped and trotted through the town.
To the Letterbox: Pass the Elephant Hotel on Route 100. Travel North on Route 202. The road changes from Route 100 to Route 202 to Route 22(past the stone house-heading north)
Mr Crane’s Stone House sits on Route 202 in Somers, NY. Across the street from his house is “Old Croton Falls Road” Turn onto Croton Falls Road and park by opening in stone wall. The stone wall that faces the Old Stone House/Barn is where the letterbox is hidden. Walk through the opening, and on the left side, piles of rocks are “leaning” against the base of the wall. Almost directly across from route 202 sign (sign sits on other side of wall) is where the box is hidden, between a gap in the stones. Can be a busy spot, this road is used as a short-cut.
Please read directions carefully: The box is not hidden on the property of the stone house. It is across the street.