The New York herald., 1922-11-05
Hudson River Towns Have
Retained Quaint Dignity
BY L. w. PRINCE,
of Prince d Ripley.

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center. The growth Of this section In
small, moderate priced homes indicates
trend eastward toward the Putnam
division OF the New York Central. II
anything comes OF the present talk of
electrifying this railroad 1t will revoiu-
tionizes values In this section. The
transportation facilities have held this
property so much In check that it is
almost virgin ground for the developer.
Some day in the near future 1t will be a
valley covered with small homes 1t
Is the vacuum" Of nearby Westchester
and It will some day fill up. Tho water
front at Hastings Is not residential ;
1t is mostly commercialized.. Tho Hast
ings home hunter must resolve himself
to climb hills, but he will be plentifuily
rewarded for his efforts.
Dobbs Ferry Is a typical Hudson
River town. Here the commercial water
front stops and the large estates come
right down to the water edge. The town.
like Hastings. Is settled on a hillside,
and part Of the Riverview Manor Sec
tion lies In the village OF Dobbs Ferry.
There are many fine old sedate estates.
but the heart of the town is made up of
the small moderate priced homes, with
the Colonial type predominating. Ards
ley Park is partly In Doobs Ferry and
partly in Irvington. This is one of the
most beautiful residential park sections
In Westchester county. 1t is centered
around the Ardsley Golf Club, and the
homes are all OF the high class types of
distinctly individual lines, and range In
price from $4,000 upward. Here. at
Dobbs Ferry, there is also a definite
trend toward the Putnam Division Di-
rectly east of Dobbs Ferry is Ardsley-
on-Putnam. and the present town re-
minds one In many ways of the earlier
days OF White Plains before the Ifar.
lem was electrified. North OF Ardsley
is Woodlands and worthington-all
with immense potential possibilities Just
waiting for the proper transportation
facilitiee
Large Estates at Irvfngton.
Irvington consists entirely of large
estates from the water front to the hills.
Among these are the Russell Hopkins
Coleman DUPONT, w. III. Mathissen, j.
D. Shields and William p. Mitchell es-
tates. Splendid big mansions with wide
sweeping vistas of the Hudson and acres
OF woodland. Here the English atmos-
phere is very evident. But many estates
of this type are being offered for sale.
They arc too large for the present day
living and upkeep. think that this will
result In the breaking up Of some of
these acres into smaller Developments,
md if this begins II will be a great fac
tor toward the growth OF this territory.
At present Irvington does not offer
much opportunity TO the small homo
buyer.
Tarrytown is the most cosmopolitan
" the suburban Hudson River towns
All types OF homes, from the modest cot
tage at $4,000 or $4,000 to the man.
sion. may be had here. II is built on a
hill and Is particularly rich In its store
n historical associations. The most
notable growth recently has been I'm the
Phllipse Manor section In the northern
part of the town. Philipse Manor has It's
own station, club and bathing beach.
The land here II quite level and makes
deal building plots. Homes built in this
section range from 5000 to s25. 900.
II Is a spot destined to be the scene OF a
great deal Of building within the next
few years