Raynham Hall Museum

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caption =
location= 20 W. Main St., Oyster Bay, New York
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 52
lat_seconds = 20
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73
long_minutes = 31
long_seconds = 55
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1738
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
added = June 5, 1974cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=74001264

Raynham Hall is a building in Oyster Bay, New York. The home of the Townsend family, one of the founding families of Oyster Bay and members of George Washington’s Culper Ring of spies.

For a six-month period from 1778 to 1779, the Townsend home served as British headquarters for the Queen's Rangers led by Lt. Col. John Graves Simcoe. Simcoe was often visited by British officer Major John Andre. According to legend, on one of these visits Samuel's daughter Sally Townsend overheard the two officers discussing Benedict Arnold's traitorous plot to surrender the fort at West Point to the British.

This house served as the British headquarters during the Revolutionary War. Raynham Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [National Register of Historic Places, listed June 5, 1974.]

Hours of operation are Tuesday-Sunday, 1pm – 5pm. Fee: $4 adults, $3 seniors & students, kids under 6 free.

References

External links

[http://www.oysterbaymainstreet.org/attractions-05.php Oyster Bay Main Street Association - Raynham Hall Museum]

[http://www.raynhamhallmuseum.org/ Raynham Hall Museum]