The Jay Heritage Center is pleased to announce that it has completed the first phase of a major restoration project… Read More
Category: Arts & Architecture & Archaeology
JHC Welcomes 2020 Jay Fellows
JHC is thrilled to welcome Rachel Ericksen and Tom Rice, our inaugural 2020 summer Jay Fellows. Rachel and Tom are… Read More
The Jay Estate, Back in the Day
The Jay Estate is in the news! The Journal News is highlighting the Jay Estate as part of their celebration… Read More
A is for Architecture Instagram Contest
This month, JHC launched I Spy Rye -the architecture edition – in an effort to expand everyone’s familiarity with the… Read More
Historic Preservation Professors and Students from Columbia Visit Jay Estate
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
Restoring Dignity to African American Narratives in the City and Town of Rye
By Suzanne Clary When we invited Joseph McGill, Jr., founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, to speak at the Jay… Read More
Descendants of Two Patriots Help Preserve Portraits of the Founders
By Zarina Iman One of the most recent donations to the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) has been a rich trove… Read More
Jams at Jay Continue to Draw Music Crowd
Our second Jams at Jay had a rhythmic, heart tugging, shoulder swaying, jazz vibe that drew a whole new crowd… Read More
Our Family Album Just Got a Little Bigger!
Rare photos of John Jay’s youngest son William Jay and his descendants plus 18th and 19th century captures of distinguished… Read More
Photographs of New York —1970s by Robert Gambee, Photographer
The Jay Heritage Center is delighted to present “Manhattan Seascapes—1970s” by Robert Gambee at its 1907 Carriage House through January… Read More