The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-07
Building of the Home
as a Matter of EcOnOnl u
Secretary of the Vest
chester County Cham
Der OF Commerce De-
scvibes the Steady
NorthWard Residential
Movement Through the
Hudson RiUev Section.
BY HERBERT z. ANGEL.


Continual improvements in transit
facilities are maintaining the favorite
old northward residential movement
at record-high volume.
Home builders and buyers are press
Ing northward this year In larger
numbers, because the outlook for
realty enhancement In that direction
In brighter than ever. Wise home
seekers choose sections where the in
How of high-class population IL sure
to cause a rapid Increase In values.
IL would be dificuit TO and any sec.
ton of suburban territory which IL
more Ideally located for country homes
than that part of westchester County
on the eastern bank of the Hudson
River, opposite the Palisades. In
Colonial times the natural beauty OF
this section attracted many wealthy
families 20 b,ald substantial houses
and surround them with great stretch
es OF farmlands. A few OF the es-
tates are still In existence. and here
and there ono 10 able to md a quaint
old residence dating back to the ear
lest days.
At the completion of the Albany
Post Road and ut the time when steam
boats began to ply up and down the
river. and still later when the rail-
way came. many other homes were
built and during the revolutionary
struggle this short stretch OF river
shore was the scene OF many incidents
famous In history. To-day. with rail-
way facilities. superb highways ana
trolley lines. the section In rapidly
| building up with homes. The old or
| isinal estates are being sub-divided
| for private builders.
The first development of note north Of
the city line. and one OF the first
placed on the market, is Park HIN in
Yonkers. II Is on the top OF a high hill
overlooking city and river. II was
opened by the American Real Estate
Company many years ago and has be-
come famous for an excellent type of
development. hlgh-class architecture
and the exclusive people who have
made II their home. Although really a
suburban development. It Is very close
to Yonkers. which Ia taking "a place
among the foremost OF Eastern manu-
featuring cities. The population OF
Yonkers In around 81, 900. an Increase OF
% per cent. In ten years.
North OF Yonkers the shore of the
Hudson is occupied to u large extent
by old estates. among them Greystone
the Untermeyer or Old Tilden place. on'
OF the most magnificent In WestchesteI
County.
At iastings-on-Huds the Hastings
Homes Company 10 developing River
Starting In practically virgin TERRITORY
three years ago. where little had been
done to attract all-year commuters. the
results have been almost marvellous
The holdings represent the bes type pos
sIDle on the beautiful Westchester Hills.
overlooking the river. Between the VII
laSes OF Hastings and Dobbs Ferry. sur
rounded by large estates, the close prox-
unity to railroad stations and the beauty
OF the outlook make II most attractive.
The company has been more lavish In
expenditures than most of the Others In
the suburban zone, and rhls Is largely
responsible tor the great building act1v-
ity Oh tho property. In one year sixty
soven houses we're erected. ranging In
pr.oy from S4.q9O to 900 each. The old
mansion Of John 4. Flower has been
turned into Il public Inn. making II the
centre OF social features.
! Another residential section Is Hudson
Heights. which Ia being developed by
the Hudson H. Rose Company. Ohnda
Park and Pine Crest also have been
opened. Considerable building is going
on In each development.
Has ;ings- on Hudson and Dobbs Ferry
are growing rapidly. They fo-m ideal
communities. with modern municipal
COW eniences. excellent stores, markets
and schools. In the Two villages more
than two hundred and ffty houses have
tbcen erected during the year.
Above Dobbs Ferry - Ardsley. famous