The Bennet family home was modeled on Boscobel (pretty
woodlands) now located in Garrison, New York overlooking the Hudson River. It
was built in the early 19th century by States Dyckman and is an outstanding
example of the Federal style of American architecture.
Boscobel's distinguishing feature is the unusual delicacy conveyed by the front facade and its ornamentation.
From Wikipedia: “Dyckman, a
descendant of early Dutch settlers of Manhattan, had managed to retain his
family fortune despite being an active
Loyalist... In 1794, he married Elizabeth Corne, daughter of another
Loyalist family, who was twenty-one years his junior. After three years in
London, Dyckman returned to the United States in 1803 and set about building
the house he had long planned. Dyckman died in 1806 before it was finished. His
widow completed it, and she and their surviving son moved into it in 1808. It
would stay in the family until 1920.
