Wayside Cottage is a historic home located at Scarsdale,

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. The earliest part of the house was built about 1720 and is the four-bay-wide, two-bay-deep, -story south section. It sits on a

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foundation and has a gable roof and

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with

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piers. The center section of the house was built in 1828 and it is a -story, three-bay-wide structure with a gable roof and sheathed in clapboard. A third section is known as the "caretaker's quarters" and was built in the late 19th century. It is two stories high, three bays wide, and two bays deep. A wing was added to this section in 1928. The house underwent a major restoration in 1953–1954. Since 1919, it has been owned by the Junior League of Central Westchester. It was also where Scarsdale Public Library used to be. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 1981.

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Junior League of Central Westchester website
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