What’s Your Favorite Food Chain, Westchester? Five Guys Wins In New Poll
... on almost every corner locally. To give Five Guys a try visit one of their locations in White Plains, Yonkers, Pelham Manor, or Mohegan Lakes.
New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia Used Bartow-Pell Mansion as a Summer City Hall
The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum and Carriage House is yet another Pelham landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in today's Pelham Bay Park a few hundred yards from the Pelham Manor border, the Bartow-Pell estate is one of the most stunning reminders of what life was like in the grand estates that once lined the shores of Eastchester Bay and Pelham Bay overlooking Long Island Sound.
Pelham Manor’s Cortlandt W. Starr of Famed Jeweler Black, Starr & Frost
Cortlandt Way Starr was one of the principal partners of famed Fifth Avenue jeweler Black, Starr & Frost during the 19th Century. Starr lived in Pelham Manor where his partner, Robert C. Black, also lived.
1874 Trial of the Masked Home Invasion Bandits Who Robbed the Kemble…
At 2:30 a.m. on December 23, 1873, the Emmett family of Pelham Manor suffered one of the most infamous home invasions and robberies ever experienced in our little town. The family lived in the notable residence that still stands at 145 Shore Road.
1884 Gun Battle With Burglars Ransacking the Pelham Manor Depot
... it was fit for beasts. With the storm raging, a pair of burglars had been working the New Rochelle and Pelham Manor region. At about 2:30 a.m. the pair forced their way though a small window into the ticket office of the Pelham Manor Depot. The ...
Thaddeus Davids of Davids Island Off the Shores of Pelham and New Rochelle
... Help Civil War Soldiers on Davids' Island in 1864 . Fri., Jun. 3, 2005: Davids' Island Off the Coast of Pelham Manor During the Civil War . Though Thaddeus Davids only owned the island for a few years in the late 1850s and early 1860s, the island ...
More on the World Famous Taft School for Boys that Began in Pelham Manor in 1890
One of the nation's premier college preparatory schools, The Taft School , began in Pelham Manor in 1890. Horace Dutton Taft founded the institution.
More on the World Famous Taft School for Boys that Began in Pelham Manor in 1890
One of the nation's premier college preparatory schools, The Taft School , began in Pelham Manor in 1890. Horace Dutton Taft founded the institution.
The Twentieth Annual Commencement of Mrs. Hazen’s School for Girls Held on June 2, 1909
In 1889, Emily Hall Hazen who had taught at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, opened a private girls' school in Pelham Manor. It almost immediately became one of the finest girls' schools in the country.
The Twentieth Annual Commencement of Mrs. Hazen’s School for Girls Held on June 2, 1909
In 1889, Emily Hall Hazen who had taught at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, opened a private girls' school in Pelham Manor. It almost immediately became one of the finest girls' schools in the country.
Pelham Voted in 1908 to Build its First Public High School, Now Known as Siwanoy Elementary School
... building they built we know today as Siwanoy Elementary School located at 489 Siwanoy Place in the Village of Pelham Manor. The decision to build a new school, including how to pay for it and where to locate it, was not easy. Moreover, when the ...
Pelham Voted in 1908 to Build its First Public High School, Now Known as Siwanoy Elementary School
... building they built we know today as Siwanoy Elementary School located at 489 Siwanoy Place in the Village of Pelham Manor. The decision to build a new school, including how to pay for it and where to locate it, was not easy. Moreover, when the ...
More on Early 20th Century Efforts by Jessup Family Members to…
Introduction " Voila! ", Judge William F. Gay of Mount Vernon must have thought at that moment more than 110 years ago when his research seemed finally to have paid off. His research revealed a potential weakness in the chain of title involving a fifty-acre farm that had been sold many decades before for development in Pelham Manor.
The Closing of the Priory School for Girls in 1882
... for more than thirty years as headmistress of the Priory School for Girls founded in Bolton Priory in today's Pelham Manor in about 1845. Nanette Bolton did not want to close her beloved school. She did not want to leave Pelham. She was forced to ...
William Jay Bolton’s Stained Glass Windows in the Episcopal…
... of Christ Church and owner of the Priory, built beginning in 1838. His mother was Ann Jay. The Priory, in Pelham Manor, has been known as The Priory, Bolton Priory, Pelham Priory, the Priory School for Girls, and Pelham Priory for Girls. It is ...
William Jay Bolton’s Stained Glass Windows in the Episcopal…
... of Christ Church and owner of the Priory, built beginning in 1838. His mother was Ann Jay. The Priory, in Pelham Manor, has been known as The Priory, Bolton Priory, Pelham Priory, the Priory School for Girls, and Pelham Priory for Girls. It is ...
The Pelham Manor New York mansion untouched since 1969
... life? Inside the lavish time-capsule New York mansion untouched since 1969 that's on the market for $1.6million Pelham Manor has just hit the market for A 1.2m ($1.6m) after sitting empty and almost untouched since 1969 After its former owner died ...
More on the Unsolved Murder of Pelham Manor Policeman John McGuire in 1918
In the early morning darkness on Tuesday, May 7, 1918, members of the Pelham Manor Police Department were still abuzz over an attempted burglary and brutal assault earlier in the night at the home of wealthy cigar manufacturer Herman Rokohl who lived at 255 Corona Avenue. At 4:00 a.m. that morning, there was a shift change.
Important Accounts of President Martin Van Buren’s Visit to Pelham in 1839
... President Martin Van Buren's Visit to Pelham in July 1839 . Fri., Dec. 15, 2006: References to John Hunter of Pelham Manor in the Papers of President Martin Van Buren . Tue., Nov. 21, 2006: John Hunter Loses a Debate in the State Senate During the ...
Another Account of The Great Blizzard of 1888 that Raged in Pelham 129 Years Ago Yesterday and Today
... Henry W. Taft and Alfred L. Hammett, clambered aboard the tiny little Harlem River Branch Line train that left Pelham Manor Depot at 7:37 a.m. Monday morning. Little did they know the life-threatening risk they were taking. The tiny little train on ...
‘Fool Automobiling’ in Pelham in 1906
... mile farther inland and thus lose the beautiful scenery along the Sound." The reporter must have alerted local Pelham Manor authorities of what he had observed. He reported that " right at this point, within a month, constables and a Justice of the ...
Westchester Offering Affordable Housing
Attached is a flyer with new Affordable Homeownership Opportunities in Westchester County, courtesy Legislator Catherine Parker, with an Application Deadline set for April 24, 2017. Available are Condos, Single and Three Family Homes located in: Bedford, Buchanan, Cortlandt, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mount Pleasant, North Castle, Pelham Manor, Pound Ridge, Somers and Yorktown.
Captain Kidd’s Treasure: Buried on High Island in the Town of Pelham
... Chest in the 19th Century . Thu., Feb. 19, 2015: Another Account of Gold and Silver Treasure Found in a Pelham Manor Backyard in 1889 . Wed., Jun. 11, 2014: Buried Treasure Off the Shores of Pelham: The Legend of Pirate's Treasure . Wed., Oct. 14, ...
Obituary of Cornelius Winter Bolton Published on August 30, 1906
Cornelius Winter Bolton was a son of the Rev. Robert Bolton who founded Christ Church in Pelham Manor.
Broadway Playwright George V. Hobart Lived in ‘Ruraldene’ at 219 Jackson Avenue
... was an acclaimed and successful Broadway playwright of the early 20th century. He lived in a lovely home in Pelham Manor known as "Ruraldene" that once was located in an area that includes today's 219 Jackson Avenue. Ruraldene no longer exists. The ...
Why is the Lovely Home at 467 Pelhamdale Avenue Only 18 Feet Wide on a 25-Foot-Wide Lot?
There is a lovely, and some might say unique, two-story home located at 467 Pelhamdale Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor that is only eighteen feet wide. Moreover, it sits on a lot that is only twenty-five feet wide.
Woman Rescued From Roof Following Fierce Westchester House Fire
... floor, officials said. New Rochelle firefighters got an assist from crews in White Plains, Eastchester Yonkers, Pelham Manor, Eastchester and Greenville. It took upwards of 50 firefighters several hours to get the three-alarm fire under control. ...
Multiple Agencies Battle Three-Alarm New Rochelle House Fire
... Crews from New Rochelle got an assist battling the three-alarm blaze from departments from Pelham, Yonkers and Pelham Manor. It was not immediately clear if there if any residents or firefighters were injured.
As Occupants Prepare to Jump from Roof, Three Alarm Fire Rips Through …
... call came in about 7 p.m., soon expanding to a 2nd and then 3rd alarm as mutual aide calls went out to Yonkers, Pelham Manor and other area fire companies. When fire fighters arrived in the scene the occupants of the house at 201 Elm Street were on ...
Pelham Historic Marker Placed on Hutchinson River Parkway in 1927
On Tuesday, October 18, 1927, the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a New York State historic marker on the Hutchinson River Parkway near the home known as "Pelhamdale," located at 45 Iden Avenue in Pelham Manor. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Using a Massive Explosion to Market Pelham Manor Real Estate in 1876
An odd advertisement appeared in New York City's The Evening Telegraph on September 25, 1876. It advertised an upcoming auction sale of land and houses in Pelham Manor by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association.
Pelhamville Citizens Petitioned to Establish a Fire District In Early 1893
In late 1892 and early 1893, before the incorporation of the Village of North Pelham and the adjacent Village of Pelham , residents of the area north of the newly-incorporated Village of Pelham Manor agitated to form a modern volunteer fire fighting unit to fight fires in Pelhamville and the area we know today as Pelham Heights. Under recently enacted New York State laws, the taxpayers of Pelhamville and Pelham Heights prepared a petition signed by more than half the resident taxpayers in that part of the town asking for the " authority to organize a fire department in that portion of said town lying north of the old Boston Post Road, and to be known as the Pelhamville fire department."
What Was Travers Island Like in 1888 Before the New York Athletic Club Built its First Clubhouse?
... a site for the club's second home. The committee settled on an idyllic and beautiful island off the shore of Pelham Manor that was, at the time, attached to the mainland only by a simple, narrow causeway. At the time, the island was most frequently ...
Pelham Country Club Controller Sentenced for Embezzlement
... January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2015, the defendant, who was the Controller of the Pelham Country Club in Pelham Manor, New York, systematically embezzled funds for over five years. She drew and negotiated checks from the bank account of Pelham ...
The Prevost Mansion Known as The Shrubbery, Once Owned by Aaron Burr, Burned December 31, 1880
A large home known as "The Shrubbery" once stood along Split Rock Road in Pelham Manor. The home once was owned briefly by Aaron Burr, Revolutionary War hero and third Vice President of the United States before he infamously shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel on July 11, 1804.
More on the 1873 Construction and Opening of the New Haven Branch Line Through Pelham
The origins of the Village of Pelham Manor can be traced back to March 2, 1866, when a newspaper notice announced an intent to incorporate the Harlem River and Portchester Railroad. The railroad was intended to run parallel to Long Island Sound to open up to development a vast section including the Pelham shoreline from Pelham Bridge to New Rochelle.
Has One of the Most Enduring Pelham History Mysteries Been Solved? The Mystery of Charles A. Voight
... little trolley shuttled back and forth, at that time, between the Pelham Station on the New Haven Line and the Pelham Manor Station on the New Haven Branch Line. In 1909, the rattletrap trolley click-clacked along tracks laid on Wolfs Lane to ...
Fulton Avenue Drawbridge Once Again Closed Indefinitely
With the holiday season coming to a close, DPW crews are gearing up to kick off long-awaited rehabilitation efforts at the Fulton Avenue Drawbridge along the Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor border. Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 4, the bridge will be closed to motorists and pedestrians between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue.
Former Iona Prep Football Player Ryan Coleman, 24, Of Pelham
Born the eldest child to Greg and Adrienne Coleman of Pelham Manor, Coleman attended Prospect Hill Elementary School in Pelham Manor, and Iona Grammar and Iona Preparatory High School in New Rochelle. He played football for Iona Prep and with his team, won a State Championship.
Violin Virtuoso Toscha Seidel, And Famed Dog Hector, Lived in Pelham
... As if such claims to fame were not enough, Toscha and Estelle Seidel of Stellar Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor were famous throughout Pelham for one additional reason. They were the owners of "Hector," a monumentally-large Great Dane that ...