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Sylvester Manor is a historic manor on Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York, USA. ==History== The land, spanning 8,000 acres on Shelter Island, was acquired by English-born colonist Nathaniel Sylvester in the 17th century.〔Jennifer Schuessler, (Confronting Slavery at Long Island’s Oldest Estates ), ''The New York Times'', August 12, 2015〕 Sylvester and his brother owned two plantations in Barbados and over 200 African slaves.〔 When he died in 1680, the estate and 23 African slaves were inherited by his descendants.〔 The manor on the estate was built in 1737 for Nathaniel Sylvester's grandson, Brinley Sylvester.〔Anne Raver, (Life on the Plantation: Sylvester Manor on Shelter Island Returns to Its Roots ), ''The New York Times'', April 10, 2013〕 African slaves and European indentured servants built it.〔 The last slave was freed in 1820.〔 The grounds include a cemetery of unmarked graves for African slaves.〔 Later, the manor was inherited by the wife of renowned Harvard University professor Eben Norton Horsford.〔 They entertained often, one of their guests being Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.〔 In recent years, it was the home of heiress Alice Fiske.〔 More recently, it was inherited by Bennett Konesni.〔 With his uncle, Eben Fiske Ostby, he co-founded the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm with the help of the Peconic Land Trust.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sylvester Manor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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