[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] There was no "first lord " till 1003, and the " first lord " (in that year constituted) is known to have spent his closing years at Tarrytown with his second wife, the two quietly devoting themselves to the founding and directing of the Sleepy Hollow Cliurch, which was organized in 1097, and whose house of worship was built in 1099. 2. It is known, that whether the Yonkers house was built in 1082 or not, it really was built during the lifeol Margaret Hardenbroek, who died inlG90 or 1691, two or three years before there was a "first lord." And yet it is affirmed in one of the above passages that in Castle Philipse at Tarrytown, the "first lord " of the manor lived in rugged feudal style until the lower house was built at Yonkers. 3. These passages reveal, what is no doubt true, that Castle Philipse and its "armament" were not built in 1083, but were a later develop-ment (perhaps by or soon after 1093) from a simpler house built in 1083, at the same time with the mill. of dimensions coincident with the present hall itself. The part of the house they built is of brick brought from Holland. Its architecture is of that mixed Eng-lish and Dutch style known as "Colonial." Its foun-dation, outer walls, beams, rafters, doors and stair-case are all very heavy, according to the ideas of the times. The ceilings and mantels were richly orna-