Arts & Architecture & Archaeology Archives

$500,000 Phase I Tennis House Restoration Completed

September 19, 2020

The Jay Heritage Center is pleased to announce that it has completed the first phase of a major restoration project… Read More

June 25, 2020

JHC is thrilled to welcome Rachel Ericksen and Tom Rice, our inaugural 2020 summer Jay Fellows. Rachel and Tom are… Read More

May 29, 2020

The Jay Estate is in the news! The Journal News is highlighting the Jay Estate as part of their celebration… Read More

May 13, 2020

This month, JHC launched I Spy Rye -the architecture edition – in an effort to expand everyone’s familiarity with the… Read More

March 10, 2020

One of JHC’s newest board members, Jorge Otero-Pailos, views the Jay Estate as a rare hands-on laboratory for graduate students… Read More

June 19, 2019

By Suzanne Clary When we invited Joseph McGill, Jr., founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, to speak at the Jay… Read More

March 17, 2019

By Zarina Iman One of the most recent donations to the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) has been a rich trove… Read More

March 10, 2019

Our second Jams at Jay had a rhythmic, heart tugging, shoulder swaying, jazz vibe that drew a whole new crowd… Read More

December 30, 2018

Rare photos of John Jay’s youngest son William Jay and his descendants plus 18th and 19th century captures of distinguished… Read More