Walter Stratton House
This 1828 stone residence is now owned by the Manhattan Country School Farm, its neighbor on New Kingston Road. It was built by Walter Stratton, a son of a mill-owning family from Stratton Falls in Roxbury. It is one of six stone houses in Roxbury and was listed on the National and New York State Registers of Historic Places in 2002. According to Neil Larson, a specialist in the stone architecture of New Paltz, New York, the Stratton house's style and construction derive from New England rather than Dutch antecedents.
Its interior is little changed from the way it was in the early 20th century, having been kept as a summer residence by Lena Corbin who grew up there. The Manhattan Country School intends to maintain the historic building to serve the Farm's programs as a site for workshops and seminars, and eventually as accommodation for artists and scientists in residence.
