New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Historic Huntington
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westerly end of the town. Most of
the houses in the hill section overlook
the shopping district OF the village.
The house that Mr.. Robinson has
planned to put up will be near the
Country Club. The contractors of
this work will be Van Name & Co.
The house will cost $4,000, and will
be built for the occupancy OF the
owner. On a plot which forms one
of the parcels of the development OF
the Cross Realty Company, in the
Cold Spring Hill district, +. J. Ma
honey has Just built a fine house.
The Cross Realty Company's property
comprises about twenty-three acres.
The work Of developing the premises
was begun about three years ago.
Since the opening Of this section
many modern houses have been built
there. The district is one OF the most
attractive home colonies in the sub
urban fields.
Directly opposite is the Huntington
Country Club. The property is within
ten minutes walk Of the village post
Office.
In the south end Of the town the
village boasts Of having another one OF
the finest home developments in the
suburbs. 1t is known as the Hunting
ton Estates, and comprises about l2o
acres. Within the last few months
eight houses have been erected there.
This building activity shows that
Huntington is truly growing bigger at
a most rapid rate In the central part
of the Great Neck district, bordering
on Huntington Bay, is the valuable
property of the Halesite Company,
which was purchased not many months
aeo by Robert Z. Farley, who has been
q foremost and most successful de
yeloper of the choicest home parts Of
Westchester County. The HaleSte
propertv already is dotted with the
homes Of many we'll known men IN So
ciety, business and professional walks
Of New York.
The public buildings erected at
Huntington in recent years not only
compare most fayorably with similar
structures elsewhere, but also are Of
most superior design and workman
shin. The new Town Hall is splen-
didlv situated, so that its fine brick
front and it's artistic lines are we'll set
Off. The Town Hall was erected about
four wears ago. The new fire house ]"
Main ST.. near the new Town Hall, is a
model structure too. Il houses one OF
the most efficient volunteer fire de-
nartments in this state. The fire de-
rartment of Huntington consists OF
three companies. total roster being 100
mon. 4. /. Field, one OF the leading
real estate brokers and auc.loncers,
who makes q speciality OF Huntington
and North Shore properties. IS chief OF
the Fire Department. The department.
has a motor hose wagon, motor trucks
and gasolene engine. and IS July
equipped in other respects. through
ont this entire district there have been
installed many fire hydrants. and thus
the companies are always assured OF
strong streams Of water to play on
anv fire which they have to fight.
The new primary school building at
tho Huntington station represents an
Investment of $4,000. The building
of that structure brings the total mum
her of school buildings in the town up
IN three. Near the heart Of the village
is the High School.
Fxpert have recently said that land
+, the Huntington Bay section S worth
s1O 600 am acre. Back Of the bay the
land prices are said by the same eN-
norfs 10 be worth from $4,000 to 5000
an acre. III.
In the village home sites WIN 2
frontage Of 80 feet and a depth OF lou
sell from $500 to $4,000.
At L!Oyd's Neck acreage on ana near rear
water along Long Island sound sells
for 81 900 an acre. At the huntington
station an acre brings about $1,000 ana
about a mile away from the station
about 81 900
Several large sales Of Huntington
properties have recently been re-
ported. One Of the most important
transactions was the sale OF the Buck
heit property, at the entrance Of Hunt