The creation of the town of Eastchester involves a long and rich history.  In 1642, Anne Hutchinson was banished from New England for her religious beliefs (she was one of the first advocates for religious freedom).  After her husband’s death, she moved to what is now Eastchester.  However, in 1643, renegade Indians massacred her family.  Later, in 1664, Thomas Pell, the new owner of the land, granted the Hutchinson’s land to a group of ten families migrating from Fairfield, Connecticut.  These were later joined by another 26 families, and laws for the region were established the following year.

Several famous people and places are associated with the town of Eastchester, now located within Westchester County in New York.  President John Adams set up the temporary White House in Eastchester when he was forced to flee Philadelphia due to a yellow fever epidemic.  St. Paul’s Church was used primarily as a hospital for the British during the American Revolution and was designated by Congress in 1943 as the national shrine of the Bill of Rights.  The Marble Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built of Tuckahoe Marble, was erected in 1835 and still stands today.  The Town Hall, originally the site of a farm, was first converted into a country club and golf club before becoming the only town center in Westchester County to house many varied town departments as well as local civic functions.