178 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Near Cruger's, a short distance south from Montross Point is situated 

 the Protestant Episcopal church called " The Church of the Divine 

 Love." This edifice is substantially the work of the Rev. Gouverneur 

 Cruger who was architect and also — to a large extent — builder. The 

 church and its Sunday School, which are built of brick, cost about ten 

 thousand dollars, and to it is attached a neat and commodious rectory 

 also of brick. The corner stone of this building was laid by the Rev. 

 T. L. Johnson, D.D., on St. Barnabas' day June nth, 1869, and was 

 consecrated by the Rt. Rev. Horatio Potter, D.D., on Friday, Sept. 

 15th, 187 1. The chandeliers and lamps of elegant pattern and device, 

 were the gifts of W. G. Kortright, Esq., of New York. The communion 

 silver was presented by Mrs. Nicholas Cruger. The organ which cost 

 eleven hundred dollars was built by Carhart & Needham, and was the 

 gift of the Rev. Gouverneur Cruger. The font is of Caen stone with 

 elaborate design. The tower contains a Meneely bell, of one thousand 

 pounds. The Rev. Gouverneur Cruger is the rector. 



At a short distance below Montrose, stands Boscobel House, so 

 named from the splendid white oak trees which once surrounded it, 

 after the old Boscobel House in England, which was also noted for its 

 far famed oaks, the late residence of Staats Morris Dyckman, Esq., at 

 present occupied by his grand-daughter, Elizabeth, wife of John P. Cru- 

 ger. This house, erected in 1792, is built in the French style; and oc- 

 cupies a very pleasant spot on the brow of a high hill overlooking the 

 river, the Island of Oscawana, and adjacent country. On the south- 

 east is to be seen Croton Point, with Irvington in the distance; while 

 far beyond looms up Dobb's Ferry, with Paulding Castle rising 

 above it. 



On the south is plainly visible the Clove, High Tarn, Haverstraw Bay 

 and village — while on the west are fine views of Stony Point, Grassy 

 Point and North Haverstraw. The grounds surrounding the mansion 

 are greatly enriched with luxuriant woods and plantations. Just below 

 at the foot of the terrace is a fine spring house, reached by a flight of 

 stone steps. About seven years ago during a heavy drought, this peren- 

 nial spring supplied the whole neighborhood with water. Overshadow- 

 ing the top of the spring house is a venerable white oak four or five feet 

 in diameter, while near by are groups of horse-chestnuts, originally im- 

 ported in pots from England, also fine groves of locust trees. The beau- 

 tiful Island of Oscawana, through which the Hudson River rail road 

 passes by a tunnel, once formed a portion of the Cruger estate, but now 

 belonging to Henry P. DeGraff, Esq. 



Staats Morris Dyckman, the former proprietor, was the fifth son of 



