ans ▁Bridge ▁Road ▁and ▁The ▁Lane , ▁are ▁also ▁included , ▁bringing ▁its ▁total ▁area ▁to ▁ 5 6 ▁acres ▁( 2 2 . 4 ▁ha ). ▁ ▁Fort y - six ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 7 ▁buildings , ▁sites ▁and ▁structures ▁within ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁considered ▁contrib uting ▁properties . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁the ▁ham let ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁Cro ton ▁Turn pi ke ▁( now ▁NY   1 0 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Pe ek sk ill - Dan bury ▁Turn pi ke ▁( now ▁US   2 0 2 ). ▁Despite ▁the ▁increasing ▁sub urban ization ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁northern ▁West chester , ▁particularly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁headquarters ▁of ▁IBM ▁and ▁Pe psi Co , ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁retained ▁its ▁historic ▁integrity ▁as ▁a ▁re lic ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁rural ▁orig ins ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁migration ▁of ▁New ▁England ▁vern ac ular ▁architect ural ▁styles ▁into ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁contrib uting ▁property , ▁the ▁Ele ph ant ▁Hotel ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁NY   1 0 0 ▁and ▁US   2 0 2 , ▁currently ▁serves ▁three ▁functions . ▁It ▁is ▁Som ers ' ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁its ▁historical ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Circ us ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁The ▁latter ▁ag ency ▁reflect s ▁the ▁building ' s ▁historical ▁importance ▁as ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the