Could we perhaps be referring to what became the Major Bowes Retreat? It was once his home. marilyn quillpen1 wrote: > I'm wondering if it could have been a monastary that never got finished. > > In Europe monastaries were often labyrinthine type structures with > underground hallways. > > Your idea is a good one if anyone can find land records. Maybe the OHSM has > them. > > Maureen > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dick Hillenbrand" <nygenes@gmail.com> > To: <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 9:21 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] massive old structure in Oss > > > >> This seems like it could be solved through land records. >> >> Someone owned the land, someone dug it, someone built the brick structure. >> It must be recorded somewhere?? >> >> Has anyone looked on the 1851 or 1858 County Wall Maps? >> >> On 7/7/07, WOLF6PACK@aol.com <WOLF6PACK@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> In a message dated 7/7/2007 8:36:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>> rmharing@att.net writes: >>> >>> >>> While I have no idea what the massive structure in Ossining was for, I >>> can't >>> think that it had anything to do with bricks, sorry. >>> >>> >>> I agree with Regina, I also don't think it was an elaborate part of an >>> escape plan for Washington. >>> >>> Judy >>> >>> >>> >>> ************************************** See what's free at >>> http://www.aol.com. >>> *************************************** >>> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >>> *************************************** >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Dick Hillenbrand - (Please visit any of my websites below...) >> Upstate New York Genealogy >> website: http://www.unyg.com >> blog (NYS) http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/ >> blog (not NYS) http://genemisc.blogspot.com/ >> member: Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) >> *************************************** >> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ >> *************************************** >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >