Absolutely wonderful St. Nicholas Day celebration. The staff and special guests did a wonderful job having crafts, hot chocolate and cookies available for for all the families. April Armstrong kept the kids engaged with her songs and stories.

Every 1st Thursday of every month, all Art Galleries have "First Thursday Gallery Hop" It's free and you get to meet the local artist and take a chance to see up coming family and adult events. Trying I guarantee you will love it!

In New York's vast and storied history, the Dutch have played an integral role as the first Europeans to settle the area. For locals, the vestiges of Dutch influence can still be seen in place names such as Brooklyn, Van Cortlandt, Yonkers, Roosevelt etc. Philpse Manor is one of the few remaining physical examples of this influence. After an extensive revamping, it provides visitors with even more insights and edification into the colonial and pre-colonial history of New York. The new exhibits are clear, concise and allow visitors to more readily engage with and comprehend the realities of life during this time. Significantly, this fresh outlook not only relates the European experiences but also those of the various indigenous and enslaved peoples who played pivotal roles in the history of New York. Staff complements this pleasant experience with professionalism, helpfulness and care for the site and its history.

Nice place, staff was friendly. Very clean I wouldn't bring a small child here as they would probably be bored, as only paintings and signs to read inside. 12 year old + to learn history is recommended age.

For anyone interested in Westchester history, this is a must-see. Set among the urban center of Yonkers, this house dates back to the 1600s and the beginnings of Yonkers. Though surrounded by buildings, you can see glimpses of the Palisades and imagine the much bigger waterway that used to come almost to the front of the house. It's a very impressive house for the time period, though mostly empty now, and walking through it you get a sense of the lifestyle of the very wealthy Loyalist family that owned it and much of Westchester up until the Revolutionary War.

Great historic site recommend a guided tour

The most balanced, inclusive, local history museum I've yet visited. I have to say that I've visited Yonkers and the facade of the Philipse Manor Hall many times as a kayak guide out of midtown Manhattan, but over the winter holidays decided to bring the family by train (Metro North out of Grand Central) and pay it a longer visit. As a lifelong history buff, I've visited hundreds of such museums in dozens of states since I was a kid (I just turned 55, so...) and this one---recently renovated and re-opened I'm told---includes not just the land-usurping founding family but the enslaved people and First Peoples as much as is possible in equal measure. The stories of the Munsee Lunape (Lenape) and the many Africans (most of west-African extraction) are told side-by-side with that of the Dutch that arrived in the 16th century. It is a fascinating, tragic, intertwined story that adults and kids should see. Static artifacts and displays are mixed with video, audio (hear words in Lenape and an African dialect), touch (a cured beaver pelt for example) and even the smells of some of the product produced here. Lisbeth, our guide gave a wonderful presentation, even opening the front half-door (apologies, I've forgotten the Dutch name for it Lisbeth!) and allowing us to imagine the view the Philipses had, and education coordinator John F. was a font of additional information. Kudos to all of you. Keep up the great work!

Simple historical house. Oldest in Yonkers. Laid back, self tour, half hour. Down the street from awful DMV. Cool old fireplaces with mysterious backplate that looks like guy being attacked by birds

What a wonderful, inviting atmosphere with a patient, kind and knowledgeable staff! We visited on a weekday afternoon, and the staff was so pleasant. We arrived an hour early for the 3pm historical tour, and the docent brought us to a really cool open room to play old-fashioned games with our children. Obviously it is still a 340 year old home so children need to behave accordingly and not run around touching everything, but I found it to be balanced with letting children be children and still enforcing the respect and decorum due the building. In terms of history, I found this place to be again - balanced. There is no such thing as neutral; everyone carries a worldview with them as they interpret the facts. That said, this was a well-balanced presentation of the history of this local area without tainting it with too many present-day politically driven interpretations. I would highly recommend this as an educational visit and the tour is definitely vital to getting a feel for the history. The display right in the entry way with the indigenous man, the Dutch woman and the African man, along with the map depicting global trade were beautiful. Seeing the complicated history of how I came to be formally in a museum setting was very validating. My mom always told me this history, but I have yet to see it on display like this in any history museums. Usually, the complex history is compartmentalized or one culture is emphasized over the other. There is a small parking lot where we were able to park both of our cars, the bathrooms are impeccably kept and easily accessible.

This historic building is wiped clean of furnishings and, although mildly altered and updated, retains significant architectural elements of it's original structure. Well worth the $5 self-guided walk-through. Our host manning the entrance was wonderful.

Definitely take some time out of your day to visit this place! The interactive exhibits are designed for all learners in mind. Whether you’re strolling through or doing a full tour, you will thoroughly enjoy this site. I can tell the staff have put a lot of hard work into renovating the museum and it’s paid off. Don’t miss it!

Beautiful historical site. They offer several events each month including Revolutionary War era reenactments.

I love the place very much and there was a worker there that I thought was very respectable his name was Richard I don't know his last name but he really was helpful I'm talking about the building satellites and give him a shout out god bless him and the place was really he's really kept the place up nice I really think you got a good man there I don't know how long he's been there but he really is an asset to your company happy new year to all

The tour and the info received was interesting. Just wish it could've been longer.

Loved the new exhibit and the tour! It was informative, inclusive and thought-provoking and the staff are passionate about the history and share it with their visitors! A real gem!