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The Thomas Paine Cottage The Thomas Paine Cottage in New Rochelle, New York in the United States, was the home from 1802 to 1806 of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and Revolutionary War hero. Paine was buried near the cottage from his death in 1809 until his body was disinterred in 1819. It was one of a number of buildings located on the 300 acre farm given to Paine by the State of New York in 1784, in recognition of his services in the cause of Independence. It was here in August 1805 that he wrote his last pamphlet, which was addressed to the citizens of Philadelphia on “Constitutional Reform”. The cottage has been owned by the “New Rochelle and Huguenot Historical Association” and has been operated as a historic house museum since 1910. The cottage is open to the public five days a week. There are several weekend events scheduled at the cottage throughout the year. In addition, the cottage hosts many local school field trips. It had 3,000 visitors in 2002. The cottage is a two-story wood-frame saltbox structure. It began as a simple building 16 feet wide and 31 feet deep. In 1804, an additional 18 by 23 feet wing with a porch was constructed. An exterior door and porch pillars in the Greek Revival style were added in about 1830. The main house has three rooms set one behind the other; the kitchen in front, a common room in the center and a bedroom in the rear. The wing to the right contains the parlor and there are four bedrooms on the second floor. The entrance door and the pillars of the porch on the wing are Greek Revival and were added about 1830. The current arrangement has rooms decorated in the late 18th and early 19th century style as well as exhibits pertaining to the history of New Rochelle, the local Siwanoy Indians, and the Huguenots. The front door to the cottage enters directly into its main room, which is maintained as the “Huguenot Room”. The desk is said to have belonged to Jacques Flandreau, an early Huguenot settler of the town. Over the desk is a steel engraving from the celebrated painting at Versailles showing King Henry IV of France (Henry of Navarre) entering Paris through the unfinished Porte-Neuve on the morning of March 22, 1594. The rear room on the first floor is known as the “Paine Room”. On Christmas Eve, 1805, a gun was fired into this room in an attempt on Paine’s life. He described the incident in a letter: “Whatever the gun was charged with passed through about three or four inches below the window making a hole large enough to (allow) a finger to go through -the muzzle must have been very near as the place is black with powder, and the glass of the window is shattered to pieces.” There are several interesting items in this room. There are two chairs used by Paine when he boarded at Bayeau’s Tavern, almost directly across North Avenue. Another item is the stove set in the chimney. It was presented by Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Paine, and is one of the few real Franklin stoves in existence. Still another item is a warming pan which belonged to Mrs. Sarah Bache (1774- 1808), daughter of Benjamin Franklin and wife of Richard Bache who was postmastergeneral of the United States from 1776-1782. for great offers and freebies in your neighborhood visit ourtownsdeals.com • ©2015 our towns finest magazine • ourtownsfinest.com • 888-241-2351 4
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