▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Phili ps burg ▁Man or ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Dutch ▁Church ▁of ▁S leep y ▁H ollow , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁C emetery , ▁where ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Washington ▁Ir ving , ▁numerous ▁other ▁notable ▁people ▁are ▁buried . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁was ▁first ▁bought ▁from ▁Ad ria en ▁van ▁der ▁Don ck , ▁a ▁pat ro on ▁in ▁New ▁Nether land ▁before ▁the ▁English ▁take over ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁Frederick ▁Philip se ▁began ▁acqu iring ▁large ▁parc els ▁of ▁land ▁mainly ▁in ▁today ' s ▁southern ▁West chester ▁County . ▁Com pr ising ▁some ▁ ▁of ▁land , ▁it ▁was ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁Sp uy ten ▁Du y vil ▁Creek , ▁the ▁Cro ton ▁River , ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River , ▁and ▁the ▁Bron x ▁River . ▁Philip se ▁was ▁granted ▁a ▁royal ▁char ter ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 3 , ▁creating ▁the ▁Man or ▁of ▁Phili ps burg ▁and ▁establish ing ▁him ▁as ▁first ▁lord . ▁ ▁In ▁today ' s ▁S leep y ▁H ollow ▁he ▁established ▁an ▁upper ▁mill ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁dep ot , ▁today ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Philip se ▁Man or ▁House ▁historic ▁site . ▁ ▁A ▁p ious ▁man , ▁he ▁was ▁architect ▁and ▁financi er ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁Old ▁Dutch ▁Church , ▁said ▁also ▁to ▁have ▁built ▁the ▁pul pit ▁with ▁his ▁own