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Theodore Carpenter House

Coordinates: 41°12′34.8″N 73°43′57.4″W / 41.209667°N 73.732611°W / 41.209667; -73.732611
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The Theodore Carpenter House, in Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York, is a post-American Civil War home built by Theodore Carpenter, a prominent Mount Kisco official.[1] The house was used as the main setting in the filming of the movie Ragtime.[citation needed]

The house also served as the inspiration for Samantha Parkington's house in the American Girl book series.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Susan Cochran Swanson and Elizabeth Green Fuller: Westchester County, A Pictorial History, The Donning Company/Publishers, Virginia Beach, Va., 1982, 1994, p. 111.
  2. ^ Vries, Susan De (27 April 2018). "Live the American Girl Dream in the Grand Second Empire Home of Doll Samantha Parkington". Brownstoner. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

41°12′34.8″N 73°43′57.4″W / 41.209667°N 73.732611°W / 41.209667; -73.732611