Birdsall House Plaque

This is the approximate location of the original “Birdsall House” where American officers gathered in November 1776 after the battle at White Plains. The inset bronze tablet is inscribed: “Near this spot during the Revolutionary War stood the Birdsall House, a popular hostelry patronized by General George Washington on his frequent visits to Peekskill and vicinity as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.” The Birdsall House was used as military headquarters for three Continental Army commanding generals in the Hudson Valley from November 1776 to April 1778. General Benedict Arnold personally received the West Point regional command from