New-York tribune., 1915-03-07
BEAUTY PLACES
in WESTCHESTER
Natural Charms and Fine
Homes at Scarsdale
and HartSdale.

Westchester County has for many
wears assumed an advanced position,
perfectly natural to section lying con-
tipuous to such a tremendous grist mill
of ideas typified by the great munich
pality Of New York City. Very re-
cent, and for that reason one of the
most distinctly modern in achievement
in building and plan, is the develop
ment of that section of Westchester
County known IS Scarsdale and Harts-
dale.
The natural landscape advantages
for which Westchester County is
famous in this particular section have
been utilized to the greatest extent py
the men who are making the place one
of the interesting sections of all the
East. Westchester County, OF course:
is historic ground, the birthplace OF
many Of the great men and women or
the past, and the home Of solid, truly
American people Of to-day. Scarsda!e
and Hartsdale are in about the centre
of the county. In every direction from
its hills can be seen the country seats
of the big men OF business and afalrs
in the city. On Fenimore Road, where
IL reaches its highest point between
Hartsdale station Of the New YORK
Central and the Mamaroneck station
of the New York, New Haven Hart
ford Railroad, is the old Bruen place,
rointed out as having entertained IN lts
halls James Fenimore Cooper. 1t IS
said while he was visiting there he
wrote that work which first compelled
real recognition of American literature,
"The Spy" Not much change in the
Topography of the country has taken
place since that date
Directly opposite the Bruen place is
the property Of Cooper's friend Morris
Of Revolutionary fame, and through
this property can be seen winding It's
way from New Rochelle TO White
} Plains one Of the finest suburban rail
roads ever constructed In the world,
the Westchester e. Boston Railroad.
On one Of the old lanes which has been
Transferred and named the Heathcote
Road is an express station OF this same
road. and this same Morris estate, held
together from generation 20 generation
by the Morris family, has recently been
offered for sale and is now being rap
idly settled upon by former residents
of New York City, who are building
the type of home which is marking the
new era and the manner Of building OF
our present generation of patriotic
Americans. The land is different from
Of many other suburban fields. The
Morris family cultivated its natural
beauties and prepared for the future
by such planting OF trees and roads
"a 10 make il the fairest OF all fields
for small country seats.
While some of the trees that our
forefathers knew have served their
purpose and gone back TO the soil,
others planted a century ago and added
TO in later periods by members OF the
various branches Of the family have
taken the place of the growth asso-
ciated with the wilderness, and by
their artistic grouping have become
not the least of the charms OF this at
tractive property as it is seen to-day.
Cedar, pine, OAK, ash, poplar, locust,
walnut. hickory and various other
Kinds Of shade trees Of heavy growth
and superb grouping now exist in pro-
susion.
A small lot development Is not IA
vored by the present owners. The di-
visions as planned are for country
seats OF two acres and in excess, fully
protected on all sides by improvements
OF n similar character, the Heathcote
Association and the Murray Hill Es-
tates. Residents Of the section may
live inexpensively and have breathing
space galore for very much less tnan
the VhIue OF Cliy NV WV" ~ ''@
proyer ents.
when the new Bronx Parkway as
planned is completed the facilities for
motoring into town the entire dis
tance of eighteen miles will be along
q route throughout its length ,pano-
rama OF magnificent scenery and over
the most modern pavements, right 10
the heart of this city itself. In Scars
dale shops and business OF all kinds
are not allowed TO crowd upon the
homes. vet the facilities for procuring
supplies are most ample, and the best
Of everything is obtainable at attract,
i've shops at reasonable rates, wlthou;
Inconvenience, both local stores ana
city emporiums making direct deliver
les without additional charge.
One of the features of this section OF
Westchester County is the many coun-
try clubs, and both as feature and as
a practical matter the modern out-of-
town hotels. sucn as the Gedney Farms
Hotel. at White Plains, and the Hotel
Gramatan, at Bronxville, add much 10
the advantages Of this entire region