The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

The village of White Plains is vcr}- pleasantly situated, and contains a fine stone court-house and jail, Clerk's office, Surrogate's office, Treasurer's ofrice, Record office, Grand Jury's room, Supervisor's room, and Sherifi's office ; a Bank and Savings Bank, an P'piscopal church, two Methodist churches, a Presbyterian church, Roman Catholic chiirch and Baptist church, a young ladies' seminary and a boys military sciiool, several factories, a large number of lawyer's offices, two newspaper offices, two large and line hotels -- the Orawampum and the Standard House. -Vl.-^o several large livery stables, a large public school house, three carriage manufactories, steam, saw and turning mill, gas house, engine house, and a large number of beautiful stores. It has recently erected a ven." beautifv.l soldier's monument. The whole town is richly wooded, and well watered by the Bronx, Sheldrake raid Marnaroneck rivers. These streams form romantic valleys, and sup[)iy numerous mill seats. Since

THE TOWN OF WHITE PLAIN'S.

• ■.- I'lr.-i settlement of this place, which commenced soon after its pur- ^.;.i--o iroia the Indians in 16S3, it has continued steadily to progress.

Wiiite Plains being a shire town the courts are all held here. The cojr'huuse, a handsome stone building, stands near the centre of the ijwn on Railroad Avenue. The first court-house was erected in 1759, •j;»on the removal of the courts from Westchester. The first court of Common Pleas assembled here on the 27 th of ^lay, 1760. The first court-house was burnt soon after the battle of White Plains, and the second built on the same site, about 1784 or 17S5. The third, or new court-house and jail, were erected in 1S54.