What is "merestead"

Merestead \Mere"stead\, n. [Mere boundary + stead place.] The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or farm. [Archaic.]
--Longfellow.

n. (context archaic English) The land within the boundary of a farm; a farmstead.

Merestead, also known as the former Sloane Estate, is a historic home located at Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York. It was the country estate of William Sloane, president of W. & J. Sloane. It includes a neo- Georgian mansion completed in 1907. It was designed by Delano and Aldrich and is a -story, rectangular mansion with open porches on the ends and a -story service wing. Also on the property are 12 other contributing buildings: a garden house (c. 1907), two garages (c. 1907), carriage house, (c. 1907), a tenant house (c. 1850), cow barn (c. 1907), stable (late 19th century), storage / playhouse building (early 20th century), and four small shed / outbuildings date to about 1900.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The estate is now a park owned by Westchester County. Tours of the mansion are offered on a limited basis by appointment only.