New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
FINE SUBURBAN SITES
OVERLOOKING SOUND.
Properties at Green1oich Bring
High Prices.

The demand for properties along the Sound
within the suburban of the metropolitan zone
is much larger than il was at this season last
year. The increase of activity is principally due
to a greater invasion of this entire highly deve-
oped residential region this city by thousands
of homeseekers and ether persons who deferred
carrying their plans to purchase or 10 pulio
within the borders of the territory until this Cne
This ideal suburban shore front, which Is palt
of the great electric zone of the greater ci'y. Is
not over forty miles long. From the Graho OeH
tral Station to Port Chester is distance Vi oiiis
TWENTY-FIVE miles, and to Stamford, the nortneitS
terminal of the electric system OF the Ne" ~
New Haven & Hartford Railroad is only a as
tance of thirty-three miles. Lying between those
points are the wide awake city of Mount erhon anu
the beautiful and rapidly growing towns OF rel
ham Manor Woodside New Rochelle, LarchlnoIl''
Msmaroneck Port Chester, Harrison. Greenwich
Cos Cob Riverside and Sound Beach. All OF those
places have large frontages on the waters or the
Sound. The healthfulness of these townships is
well known. 1t is wonder that every one OIL
the towns is numbered among the Ideal summer
resorts within easy reach of this city because not
only quiet rural life may be enjoyed there ouI
yachtsnen and persons who love aquatic sports
can satisfy their longinss in that respect
To thoroughly appreciate the charms OF these
places and TO get accurate idea or the fac'ors
which have brought about their rapid development
it is necessary that prospective homeseekers WISH
the entire region, and spend several days Ihero t
least on a of inspection. As the centres OF
towns N--S
waters of the Sound the various bays the nrse
impression that visitor gets of the places is lhat
they are probably most notable lot 'heh i0
charms But their realty strength is largely pd'ou
Oh their shore front properties and the vast Won
which has been done in recent years III oedu'iiy s
most of the largest and choicest home sites wlthh
the region Pelham Manor, just southeast oi 'A0u
Vernon has a large frontage on Peihaih Day az"
from point near the railroad station d 4Ie 'io
of pelham Ray Park and the well laid our srouIluS
Country Clup, as WeLi Go INC
greater part of Throg's Neck, may De hao-
of this settlement is in the limits OF lie graz
CITY and is quickly reached by troieys from ouii
Vernon and nearby places. Between Mount vernon
ord 1sa1bar, Manor is the old of East Chester
# IS old in age regards its buildings as
most of houses which form TINS oeau'iIut
settlement have been built within recent years. anu
several of them cost many thousand dollars. NOT
ol,. ara the transit facilities between this city ana
pelham, excellent but the public roads are VIII
kent and are popular routes for automoolllsts.
NORTHEAST OF PELHAM MANOR
Just northeast of Pelham Manor Is New RocheHe.
with It's many charming residence parks A sIoI
distance northwest of New Rochelle easily reacheu
nv a fine road, is the little settlement OF upper
t2oobeue and near by Coopers Corners Along this
finely kept road many large modern houses SET
well back from the public thoroughfare ana siiSeH
by large trees Most Of the grounds nave lawns
with parkIfke effects About ten years ago many
nroDeries in this section Of Westchester could be
bought for from go 10 S2O0o acre, but the ask
ing price for property there is now about $500 an
acre.
In this country region just northwest OF Ne" |
Rochelle are Hutchinson Creek, the Sheldrake |
River and several large ponds. which are said TO
furnish fine sport for anglers at the fishing period
OF each year From Upper Rochelle there is road |
running almost directly north and almost parallel
with the roadway OF the New Haven line east OK 1t
to The westerly end Of Weaver street in the town
ship of L4arohmont. This road affords easy and |
direct communication between the territory west OF
New Rochelle and the ideal suburban town OF I!
Iarchrnont The greater part or the town of |
Tarchn,out sets on high land virtually forming a |
peninsula although II IS not designated as such |
one point of the land Is called Premium Point the