National Historic Landmark - Aaron Copland House

The Aaron Copland House in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, is exceptionally significant as the longtime home of Aaron Copland (1900-1990), one of the most renowned and highly influential figures in American musical history.

Copland bought the secluded 1940's house known as Rock Hill in 1960 and it was his home, studio, and base of operations for the next 30 years.

Widely regarded as the Dean of American Composers and the George Washington of American Music, Copland envisioned and created a distinctively American musical idiom in concert, ballet, film, and opera for the first time in our history; beginning in the mid-1920s, he defined its sound and character; he directly or indirectly influenced virtually every American composer who followed him; and he served as a role model of the modern American composer.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks