Old House Living

A house in Croton is on the National Register of Historic Places. Here is its story, and how that honor came about, told by its current co-owner.

by Lauren K. Shenfield, Contributing Editor.

Editor’s Note: Do you live in an old Croton house with stories to tell? If you would like to share them, please contact us at TheCrotonChronicle@gmail.com

Our old house, a yellow Victorian with green shutters and river views, was built in 1875, ten years after the end of the Civil War. That year, Union troops s…