Rye’s Record of Historic Preservation on Display with Saving of the Jay Estate

As described in an article published by the Cultural Landscape Foundation:

“Long before he inherited the property outright, John Jay treated it like his own, maintaining gardens, planting trees, and establishing, in 1807, a tranquil cemetery lined with cypresses for himself, his siblings, and descendants. Together with his son Peter Augustus Jay, he oversaw the installation of gardens and elm tree plantings …