For half a century, the Moore family lived in Sing Sing (Ossining), closely tied to Moorehaven, an estate just north of the village on the Hudson River. Benjamin Moore (1818-1886), from an old New York family, was the grandson of an Episcopal bishop and the son of Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863), author of “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” In 1842, Benjamin married Mary Elizabeth Sing (1820-1895), a descendant of village settlers. In 1839, Clement C. Moore purchased Moorehaven, whose house had been built by Dutch settlers as early as 1740 and whose grounds had been the site of a Revolutionary War skirmish. The home was also known as The Christmas House and as Chelsea, after Clement C. Moore’s New York City home, though he often visited Sing Sing and never lived there. Benjamin and Mary made their home at Moorehaven, raised four children there, and renovated the house twice, including an 1880s addition designed by Stanford White. Benjamin was a gentleman farmer known for his expertise in American flowers, and Moorehaven contained a rich variety of trees, shrubs, and roses. The Moores and the Sings were founding members of Trinity Episcopal Church, where memorials to the family include two Tiffany stained glass windows donated by Mary, one for Benjamin and one for her mother, and the tower clock and bells given in memory of Mary by her daughter Katharine in 1895.