About John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
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John Jay Homestead State Historic Site is the home of statesman John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States, located in Katonah, New York. Also known as Bedford House and John Jay House, it is a New York State Historic Site and National Historic Landmark.
It is located on Jay Street (State Route 22), south of the intersection with State Route 137 and Maple Avenue.
The home was constructed after 1801 on 600 acres of land that was part of a larger 5,200 acre parcel that his maternal grandfather Jacobus Van Cortlandt purchased from Chief Katonah around 1700.
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Westchester County, New York, United States of America