Help us to preserve 600 Milton Road in Rye, New York!

This 1835 Greek Revival house has been in the Bird family since 1858 and was the home of:

• Henry Bird, entomologist and archaeologist, master cabinetmaker and the original Treasurer of the village of Rye
  
• Alice Bird Erikson, illustrator and lifetime Rye resident
• Roland T. Bird, discoverer of Texas dinosaur tracks
• Junius B. Bird, American Museum of Natural History Curator of South American Anthropology
• Doris Bird, Rye Free Reading Room Children's Librarian
• John H. Erikson, meteorologist

Time is of the essence in our effort to purchase and preserve the property as a museum and education center.

Click here to read an article published in THE JOURNAL NEWS / LOWER HUDSON ONLINE, and
here for an article in THE RYE RECORD.

Save the Bird Homestead has submitted an application with the IRS for tax-exempt status. Meanwhile, the Manhattan-based New York Landmarks Conservancy has graciously agreed to accept donations on its behalf. Please consider making a donation today.

If you are interested in helping Save the Bird Homestead, e-mail or write Save the Bird Homestead, P.O. Box 162, Rye, NY 10580.

The house, which also has a barn and a woodshop and a chicken house, has been in the family since 1858, and backs up to an inlet of Long Island Sound.

A fund-raiser is planned for Sunday, Sept. 9 at a nearby home on Milton Road. We plan to hold additional events in September and October.