▁House ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁southern most ▁point ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁State , ▁at ▁what ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁" B il lop ' s ▁Point ", ▁today ' s ▁Ward ' s ▁Point . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁this ▁site , ▁where ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Kill ▁j uts ▁out ▁into ▁R ar itan ▁Bay , ▁that ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁known ▁as ▁" Sim co e ' s ▁Ra id ", ▁was ▁conducted ▁upon ▁patri ot - h eld ▁New ▁Jersey ▁by ▁John ▁Gra ves ▁Sim co e , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁T ory ▁unit ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁R angers . ▁In ▁A ▁History ▁Of ▁The ▁Oper ations ▁Of ▁A ▁Part isan ▁Corps ▁Cal led ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁R angers , ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁mentions : ▁ ▁The ▁b atte aux , ▁and ▁boats , ▁which ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁Bil lop ' s - point , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁whole ▁over ▁by ▁twelve ▁o ' clock ▁at ▁night , ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁till ▁three ▁o ' clock ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁ ▁Bil lop ' s ▁point ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁journal ▁of ▁Major ▁André : ▁ ▁Oct . ▁ 2 5 th ▁The ▁Reg iments ▁at ▁Am boy ▁received ▁Or ders ▁to ▁strike ▁their ▁t ents ▁and ▁send ▁them ▁with ▁their ▁b agg age ▁to ▁the ▁water ' s ▁side . ▁Those ▁at ▁St aten ▁Island ▁had ▁orders