High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Philipsburg Manor (sometimes referred to as Philipse Manor) was an English Manor located north of New York City in the Province of New York that lasted from 1693 until 1779. The land was first part of a Dutch patroonship owned by Adriaen van der Donck, but was eventually bought by Frederick Philipse I. Philipse received a royal charter in 1693, creating the manor as a legal entity. After Philipse's death, the manor was split between his son and grandson, both of whom continued to develop the manor. The Philipse's took advantage of the Atlantic slave trade, using Africans to build most of the buildings on the property. The tenant farmers on the manor also represented a diverse population of Europeans. The manor's property was eventually sold at auction after Frederick Philipse III (a loyalist) was attained for treason by New York's revolutionary government and his land was confiscated. Some of the original structures still stand, including...

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