1741 Mesier Homestead Historic Site Open for FREE Tours, Costumed Docents

2 Spring Street,Wappingers Falls NY 12590

10 October, 2021

Description

It's NYS Pathway Through History Weekend ! The Mesier Homestead is having FREE tours & our docents will be in period-appropriate costume! In honor of NYS Pathway Through History Weekend, there will be free tours of the 1741 Mesier Homestead in Wappingers Falls with costumed docents! Tours are led by volunteers from the Wappingers Historical Society and include both floors of the main house. Tours offered every 1/2 hour beginning at 1pm. Last tour is at 3:30pm. Visitors will learn about the early history of the Mesier Homestead, beginning in 1741 when the Brower family settled here, built the first stone house in the village and developed mills along the Wappingers Creek. Discover the story of Peter Mesier, a Tory loyalist, his store and the Wappingers Tea Party of 1777. Explore the Victorian Era-styled rooms of the Homestead and their displays of local antiquities, and see a portion of our collection of Native American artifacts. The Wappingers Historical Society is the custodian of the Mesier Homestead and Museum. Our mission is to preserve and share the history of the Town of Wappinger, Village of Wappingers Falls and the surrounding communities.