Housing is a basic human need and the core of A-HOME’s mission: providing permanent housing, renovating and upgrading existing housing and building new affordable housing.



History by House
1985 A-HOME is incorporated and purchases its first house in Katonah.

A-HOME's first property was purchased in the fall of 1985 from a Katonah bachelor, John Hammond, and named for his mother, Sarah Dexter. Renovations were completed and A-HOME’s first residents moved in in 1987. Dexter House is home to seven older adults. 

Acquired in 1988, Gannett House was named after A-HOME's original benefactor, the Gannett Foundation. The former two-family house was converted into a single-family residence for five women with disabilities.

This two-family house is home to seven men with disabilities. The house was named for the late Reverend William Heffner, former rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Mt. Kisco, an early supporter of A-HOME.

This historic home was built in the late 1800’s. Graced by a fanlight entry, distinctive
mansard roof and spacious rooms, it was known as Vista House when it served as the
rectory of St. John’s Episcopal Church of South Salem. Purchased by A-HOME in
August 1991, and opened in May 1992, it is home to eight men and women with disabilities. John Lengyel was a life-long Vista resident and community volunteer who lived in Lengyel House both before and after A-HOME purchased the property.

Thirteen men and women over the age of 55 call Arnold House home. Named for Fred Arnold, an early supporter of A-HOME and the late husband of our co-founder, it is a gracious residence. Once a convent and later utilized as an adult home, the house was purchased by A-HOME in December 1990, renovated and opened in March 1993 for 13 older adults.

Doyle House, a historic house moved from Old Katonah at the turn of the century, stood empty for many years. In 1995 it was donated to the Town of Bedford by the Doyle family and renovated by the Blue Mountain Housing Development Corporation, the Town of Bedford's housing agency. A-HOME manages this four-unit apartment house for Blue Mountain.

This picturesque property for older adults opened in May 1997. Dating back to the 1840's, the Federal style main house and adjacent carriage house sit atop a hill and are convenient to transportation and shopping. The main house, named for Muriel Lammers, one of A-HOME’s earliest supporters and board members, houses seven men and women. Renovated with funding from Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc., the carriage house provides a home for three older adults.

Once part of a cattle farm, this house was built in 1774 and is situated near the Bedford Hills hamlet and shopping area. A-HOME acquired the property in 1997 and named it in honor of Helen Hamilton, a long-time Mt. Kisco resident whose substantial bequest to A-HOME lives on to benefit the community. The two existing buildings on the property were renovated and provide housing for a single parent family and five older adults.

This inter-generational property provides two studio apartments for seniors on the ground floor, with two two-bedroom apartments for low-income families occupying the second and third floors. A-HOME purchased the property in 2001, renovating one apartment in 2002. Studio apartments were created in 2003. Final renovations to the family apartments were completed in 2004. The building dates back to the late 1800’s, as evidenced by its foundations and siding and early twentieth century photographs, and is named for Clark Robson former A-HOME Board President and co-chair of the Capital Campaign launched in 2000.

Developed by A-HOME for the Town of Bedford’s Blue Mountain Housing Development Corporation, extensive renovations were made to the Second Empire style house including the addition of an income-producing affordable apartment. The house was sold in 2005 to a qualified buyer for first-time home ownership.

A-HOME’s first new building project has expanded the housing available on this property and provided housing for four single parent families. Named for two of A-HOME’s co-founders the newly constructed Marchigiani House is home to three families and the Normann Cottage houses one family.

Acquired from Westchester County under the New Homes Land Acquisition Fund for one dollar this house was completely renovated to create a home for three seniors. The house was named for Henry Kensing, attorney, former Mayor of Mt. Kisco and long time A-HOME supporter.

A-HOME hopes to break ground in Spring 2007 on the construction of twelve apartments for older adults. The project will provide the first affordable housing in Pound Ridge and will feature two buildings, each with six apartments.