Storied Structures,
Past and Present

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Past

Structure:  The Hermitage (William B. Randall Home in the Beech Tree Section, 1385 Park Lane)
Constructed: Ca. 1890s
Status: Razed
Location: Originally located at 1385 Park Lane in Pelham Manor on land now between Park Lane and Beech Tree Lane
Photographs:
Notes: "William B. Randall lived on Park Lane in Pelham Manor in another big home called 'The Hermitage.' He was a participant in the development of Pelham Manor and associated with the Pelham Heights Company. . . "
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, p. 14 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Structure: Mrs. Hazen's School
Constructed: Three buildings that comprised the preparatory school built between 1888 and 1892
Status: Razed
Location: On the Esplanade adjacent to Boston Post Road
Photographs:
Notes: (1) By 1891, the Village of Pelham Manor "boasted three schools [including] Miss Hazen's, a famous young ladies' finishing school at the junction of the Esplanade and Boston Post Road, whose three buildings still stand [as of 1976]".  (2) One of the buildings that comprised the school was known as Edgewood House and stood at 908 Edgewood Avenue.  In 1986 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. 
Sources: (1) The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 20 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).  (2) See National Register of Historic Places (Scroll Down to "Edgewood House").  

Structure: Martin J. Condon House
Constructed: Ca. 1890s
Status: Razed
Location: Originally located on five and one-half acres at the Esplanade and Boston Post Road.
Photographs:
Notes: "The Martin J. Condon house and the Robert C. Black house were among the largest homes in Pelham in the 1890s. Mr. Condon was President of the American Snuff Co. of Tennessee. His house was on five and one-half acres at the Esplanade and Boston Post Road. The Condon house became a land mark. It was more noticeable than any of the other houses. It was of Mediterranean stucco design. It contained a chapel where a Roman Catholic mass was said on occasion for Mr. Condon, his servants and friends. People traveling west on the Post Road got a good view of it. Some years later Mr. Condon sold his home to Mrs. R. Clifford (Beatrice Cluett) Black, Jr., who lived there with her family until after the Second World War. Then a widow, she tore down the big house and built a new home on its westerly end. She had the former chapel rebuilt in the new home as its dining room."
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, pp. 13-14 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996). See also id at pp. 151-52 ("The last big house in the northwest quadrant [of Pelham Manor] to come down was the old Condon home. It had simply become obsolete. Mrs. Black's architect, Charles M. Hart. told her it would be better to build anew than remodel. Beatrice Black built a splendid new house on the westerly side of her four-acre-plus property. She tore down the big Mediterranean-style home and gave a part of the [151 / 152] land to the village to add to the 'Green' which it had created on the Boston Post Road between the Esplanade and Pelhamdale Avenue. The balance of the land was sold for homes to face the short block Mrs. Black created and called Westward Lane. (Perhaps the name was symbolic, for several years later Mrs. Black herself sold the new house and moved to Colorado.) She had had the chapel from the Condon house moved to the new house and installed as her dining room. The purchaser of the new home promptly fenced it with a strong fine fence. The attractive house on the show-place site is now not easy to see.").

Structure: Secor Residence (Residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Francis Secor)
Constructed:
Status: Razed
Location: West side of Wolf's Lane between the Post Road and present Secor Lane
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 9 (James B. Saunders, ed., 1991) (1890).
Notes: Home sat on part of 113-acre parcel between the Hutchinson River and Esplanade; home purchased by Julius Manger of the Manger hotel chain in 1920s
Source: The Pelham Manor Story 9 (James B. Saunders, ed., 1991). See also Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, pp. 146-47 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996) ("The Secor farm, no longer a working one [in 1918] was across Secor Lane. Mr. Secor rented his home for the summer in some of the years we lived across from it. One year Flo Zeigfield was its tenant. He liked to stand on his front steps in late afternoon and bat baseballs onto his large front lawn. He gave us neighborhood boys a nickel for each ball returned to him. Bob Cremins, who later tried out with a major league baseball club, collected the most nickels. (He still lives in Pelham Manor.) Mr. Secor had a part of his mouth, where he had long held a pipe or cigar or cigarette holder, removed as cancerous. The cancer was later to cause his death. His widow, Mrs. Joan Secor, later moved a half-block away, after the farm was sold to Julius Manger, and continued as an active member and President of the Manor Club.").

Structure: The Red Church
Constructed: 1876
Status: Razed
Location: This is predecessor to today's Huguenot Memorial Church and stood where that Church now stands on Pelhamdale Avenue at Boston Post Road
Photographs:
Notes: "The [Village of Pelham Manor] also had two fine churches. One was Christ Church on the corner of the Shore Road and Pelhamdale Avenue. The other was the Huguent Memorial Church at the corner of Pelhamdale Avenue and the Boston Post Road, which was originally built in 1876 and known then as the Red Church. (The present Huguenot Church building was erected in 1917.) There was considerable opposition to the building of the Red Church on this site, because of the distance between it and the Manor Club, on the cornder of the Esplanade and Prospect Avenue, which was then the center of population. The first pastor, Reverend Charles E. Lord, lived at 981 Highland Avenue, apparently at the courtesy of Mrs. Black, in whose name the house was then held."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 21 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein). See also Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, p. 148 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Structure: The Shrubbery (aka the Prevost House and the Pell Farm)
Constructed: Ca. 1740
Status: Destroyed by fire in 1895
Location: Stood near Split Rock Road near the present Boston Post Road bridge over the Hutchinson River
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 1891 - 1991 __ (Pelham Manor, NY: James B. Saunders, ed., 1991)
Notes: "Aaron.Burr was a frequent visitor in .Pelham--according to traditions of the Manor--his hosts being the Bartow family and his step-son Augustine Prevost who owned the Shrubbery located near the present Boston Post Road Bridge over the Hutchinson River. Aaron Burr in 1782 married Theodosia Bartow, widow of Col. Frederick Prevost--a British officer by whom she had two sons. Theodosia was the daughter of Theodosius Bartow . . . the uncle of John Bartow of the Bartow Mansion on the Shore Road. John Bartow in 1790 bought the tract on which had stood the Mansion Honse of Sir John Pell, 2nd Lord."
Source: Barr, Lockwood Anderson, A Brief, But Most Complete & True Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known One Time Well & Favourably as the Lordshipp & Manour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called The Pelhams p. 129 (The Dietz Press, Inc. 1946) (Library of Congress Control Number 47003441, Library of Congress Call Number F129.P38B3).

Structure: William T. Grant Estate and William T. Grant Home
Constructed: 1930s
Status: Razed
Location: Boston Post Road where Our Lady of Perpetual Help now stands
Photographs:
Notes: "Beyond the Laing home [on Boston Post Road], William T. Grant build a lovely modern home on the Fowler plot in the 1930s. When he decided to move to Greenwich, Connecticut, he donated the house to St. Catharine's Church. After being converted to a chapel, it became the Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Soon thereafter the land on the next block on the Post Road, where the third house had stood for years, also was donated to the church. It became a church parking lot."
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, p. 155 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Structure: The White Hotel
Constructed: Ca. 1900
Status: Split in half and moved
Location: Originally located at the corner of the Boulevard and Wolfs Lane
Photographs:
Notes: "At the turn of the century, the White Hotel stood at the corner of the Boulevard and Wolfs Lane. When the present Gristede's was built, the north half of the Hotel was cut off, moved to the south, and the entire structure made into the two houses which are standing today next to Gristede's on Wolfs Lane opposite the tennis courts."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 22 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein). See also Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 10 (1996) ("White Hotel (303 and 307 Wolf's Lane) This hostelry, built around 1870, was the only building at the corner of Boulevard and Wolf's Lane. The hotel had approximately 14 rooms. The ballroom was on the third floor. Around the turn of the century the building was divided into two separate structures. The north half of the hotel (307 Wolf's Lane) was cut off and moved south.").

Structure: Col. Philip Pell III Farmhouse
Constructed: Ca. 1750
Status: Destroyed by fire in 1888
Location: Stood on what is now the corner of Cliff and Colonial Avenues
Photographs: Illustration available in The Pelham Manor Story 1891 - 1991 __ (Pelham Manor, NY: James B. Saunders, ed., 1991)
Notes: "Another Pell house, Colonel Phillip [sic] Pell III's, stood on the corner of Cliff and Colonial Avenues. Built circa 1750, it unfortunately was destroyed by fire in 1888. It is said that 'George Washington slept here.' Prints of the home show it to have been an unpretentious frame farmhouse with many outbuildings."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 7-8 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein). See also Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 10 (1996) ("Philip Pell Farmhouse Site (Cliff and Colonial Avenues) Colonel Philip Pell II, who fought for the American cause during the Revolution, had his farmhouse on what is now Colonial Avenue near Cliff Avenue (north east corner). General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette were among guests entertained there. The farm included most of what later became the Village of Pelham. The building was destroyed by fire in 1888.").

Structure: "Dogwood" aka The Black Estate (Mansion of the Robert C. Black Family)
Constructed: Ca. 1891
Status: Razed
Location: 855-999 Pelhamdale, across from Country Club Lane
Photographs:
Notes: "Mary Black [and] . . . Robert Black of the jewelry firm of Black, Starr and Frost . . . moved to Pelham in 1877 and lived at 1057 Esplanade, the 'Esplanade Villa'. This was one of several homes they occupied in Pelham until their own large house on Pelhamdale Avenue across from Country Club Lane was built circa 1891. That house is now gone, and all that remains of the Black estate is the original stable, now converted into the lovely home at 1 Country Club Lane. The exterior remains much the same today."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 16-17 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).  See also Village of Pelham Manor, Pelham Manor:  A Tour Through Time A Self-Guided Tour in Honor of Pelham Manor's Centennial, p. 2 (1991) (Where the newer homes stand was originally the site of 'Dogwood,' the stately Queen Anne Style mansion of the Robert C. Black family.  When Silas Witherbee's Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association failed in the 1870s, he persuaded his daughter Mary, wife of Robert Black of Black, Starr and Frost, Inc., to move out to the country village with her family.  'Dogwood' occupied all of the land between 955 and 999 Pelhamdale Avenue and went all the way through to the Esplanade.  Mrs. Black continued to build houses in the village and rent them until they were sold.  She remained Pelham Manor's most important citizen until she died in the late 1920s.  Mrs. Black was a guiding force in the formation of the Tuesday Afternoon Club which became the Manor Club and also the Pelham Summer Home for Children.").

Structure: Happy Land
Constructed: Pre-1918
Status: Razed
Location: West side of Fifth Avenue Opposite Seventh Street
Photographs:
Notes: "'Happy Land' Pelham's first movie theatre was called the 'Happy Land'. Located on the West side of Fifth Avenue opposite Seventh Street, movie-goers in 1918 sat on board seats after paying a five cents admission fee. "
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 19 (1996).

Structure: First Town Hall of the Town of Pelham
Constructed: 1858
Status: Razed in 1955
Location: Shore Road and City Island Avenue within Pelham Bay Park (near where horse stables presently located)
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 8 (James B. Saunders, ed., 1991) (date unknown).
Notes:
Source: The Pelham Manor Story 8 (James B. Saunders, ed., 1991).

Structure: The Secor Family Home
Constructed: Pre-American Revolution
Status: Razed
Location: Where Manger Circle is today
Photographs:
Notes: "The only other area developed during this time [about the 1870s] was Secor Hill, north of Chestnut Grove and across the Boston Post Road. This land had been owned by the Secors and included a pre-Revolutionary family house, situated where Manger Circle is today. It was this house which was briefly used by General Howe as his headquarters during the Revolutionary War."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 17 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: The M.E. Roosevelt Property
Constructed: Pre-1896
Status: Razed
Location: Area ultimately subdivided into Roosevelt Avenue and surrounding area; originally located between the Priory and Manor Circle development
Photographs:
Notes: "The M.E. Roosevelt property was between the Priory and Manor Circle development. What was left after the park taking was subdivided for houses on Roosevelt Avenue and Bolton Road."
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, p. 13 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Structure: The Henry Iden Estate and the Iden House
Constructed: Pre-1900
Status: Razed
Location: Located on both sides of Wolfs Lane; it bordered the Rodman estate (with the home now known as "Pelhamdale") and Colonial Avenue, running almost to Manor Lane; on its east side it bordered the brook which gave Highbrook Avenue its name
Photographs:
Notes: "The other big house [in the Secor Hill quadrant of Pelham Manor in 1918] was the Henry Iden estate, which had much larger grounds. It was on both sides of Wolfs Lane. It bordered the Rodman estate and Colonial Avenue, running almost to Manor Lane. On its east side it bordered the brook which gave Highbrook Avenue its name. The brook then ran in the open between Reed Avenue and Manor Lane after crossing Pelhamdale Avenue to enter Pelham Manor. It meandered through the Iden estate, keeping the pond near Wolfs Lane generally full, before it reached the Hutchinson River near the Rodman house."
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, p. 141 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Structure: Hopkin's Garage (Pelhamdale Service Center)
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Razed
Location: Located on Pelhamdale Avenue across from Manor Circle next to the railroad tracks
Photographs:
Notes: "Kay's garage was opened on Pelhamdale Avenue next to the railroad, and a garage came to Monroe Street. After more than twenty years in their respective locations, both of which had been zoned for one-family homes, the public garage on Monroe Street closed. The Village purchased [the] other non-conforming business and made the land next to the railroad opposite the entrance to Manor Circle a park."
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, p. 148 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Present

Structure: Lockwood Barr Home (20 Beech Tree Lane)
Constructed: 1927
Status: Still Stands
Location: 20 Beech Tree Lane, Pelham Manor
Photographs: House of Lockwood Barr, Esq. Pelham, New York - Electus D. Litchfield Architect in The Architectural Forum, Vol. LIV No. 1, pp. 67-72 (Jan. 1931) (architectural plans and many photographs).
Notes: Home built in 1927 for Lockwood Barr, an amateur genealogist and member of the "publicity department" of General Motors Corporation who authored a popular history of The Pelhams: Barr, Lockwood, A Brief, But Most Complete & True Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known One Time Well & Favourably as the Lordshipp & Manour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called The Pelhams (The Dietz Press, Inc. 1946) (Library of Congress Control Number 47003441 and Call Number F67.H906). Architect, Electus D. Litchfield, was one of the premier architects of his day with many structures he designed now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to Village of Pelham Manor, Pelham Manor A Self-Guided Tour Through Time (Pelham Manor 1991) (softcover; table of contents; 10 pp. with map and photographs; copy in collection of The Office of The Town Historian), a Revolutionary War cannon ball fired during the Battle of Pelham was removed from an oak tree that was felled on the property by Lockwood Barr.
Source: See above.

Structure: 20 Birch Ave.
Constructed: Ca. Early 20th Century
Status: Still standing
Location: 20 Birch Ave.
Photographs:
Notes: "20 Birch Avenue A 'Sears Catalog house' - now considered to be an American classic - is unchanged save for new windows and siding."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 5 (1996).

Structure: Chester Park Homes at 30 Birch Avenue, 19 Walnut Avenue and 31 Linden Avenue
Constructed: Pre-1899
Status: Still standing
Location: 19 Walnut Avenue, 30 Birch Avenue and 31 Linden Avenue
Photographs: Illustration of 31 Linden Avenue in The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 24 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).
Notes: "Chester Park originally was part of the area known as John Coutant's land. It included property both in Pelham and beyond Eastchester Road in New Rochelle. In the town of Pelham, Coutant owned approximately 36 acres. There is one home still standing which appears as a cottage on an 1861 Henwood survey map of John Coutant's land. This cottage is probably older than the date of the map. This house is 334 Third Avenue. A map was filed August 20, 1891, outlining the northern tip of this land as Chester Park. Development was slow. By 1899 only three houses had been built and a public green created. They stand today at 19 Walnut Avenue, 30 Birch Avenue and 31 Linden Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 25 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein). See also Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 6 (1996) ("19 Walnut Avenue Built in 1894, this turreted home is a typical example of the Queen Anne style popular at that time. This residence has been utilized as the location for several network television commercials."); Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 6 (1996) ("31 Linden Avenue This French Empire style residence, built in the late 1870's but not shown on the 1891 survey, features a mansard roof which is typical of that period. Also to be noted are the distinctive chimneys.").

Structure: 38 Birch Avenue
Constructed: Ca. Early 1890s
Status: Still standing
Location: 38 Birch Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "38 Birch Avenue First house built 'on the green' in Chester Park in the early 1890's."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 5 (1996).

Structure: 4577 Boston Post Road
Constructed: Ca. 1882
Status: Still standing
Location: 4577 Boston Post Road
Photographs:
Notes: "Another house the Secors built and lived in stands today at 4577 Boston Post Road. Constructed circa 1882, it is in the shingle style with Queen Anne overtones popular at the time."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 17 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: Barn Behind 15 Chestnut Avenue
Constructed: 1908
Status: Still standing
Location: 15 Chestnut
Photographs:
Notes: "15 Chestnut Avenue The original barn to this house, which was built in 1908, can still be seen at the rear of the property."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 5 (1996).

Structure: 51 Chestnut Avenue
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: 51 Chestnut Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "57 Chestnut Avenue (The Log Cabin) This building, with its original terra cotta tile roof, originally served as a bottling plant for spring water supplied to Village residents. When the plant closed, the building became a residence, the spring was sealed and the water was diverted to the Hutchinson River. When the adjacent watertower was dismantled, the lumber was used to frame two houses nearby - 51 and 53 Chestnut Avenues. There was, at one point, a connection between the bottling plant and the watertower (no longer in use) on the Sanborn Map Company property."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 6 (1996).

Structure: 53 Chestnut Avenue
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: 53 Chestnut Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "57 Chestnut Avenue (The Log Cabin) This building, with its original terra cotta tile roof, originally served as a bottling plant for spring water supplied to Village residents. When the plant closed, the building became a residence, the spring was sealed and the water was diverted to the Hutchinson River. When the adjacent watertower was dismantled, the lumber was used to frame two houses nearby - 51 and 53 Chestnut Avenues. There was, at one point, a connection between the bottling plant and the watertower (no longer in use) on the Sanborn Map Company property."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 6 (1996).

Structure: 57 Chestnut Avenue (The Log Cabin)
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: 57 Chestnut Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "57 Chestnut Avenue (The Log Cabin) This building, with its original terra cotta tile roof, originally served as a bottling plant for spring water supplied to Village residents. When the plant closed, the building became a residence, the spring was sealed and the water was diverted to the Hutchinson River. When the adjacent watertower was dismantled, the lumber was used to frame two houses nearby - 51 and 53 Chestnut Avenues. There was, at one point, a connection between the bottling plant and the watertower (no longer in use) on the Sanborn Map Company property."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 6 (1996).

Structure: 78 - 80 Chestnut Avenue
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: 78 - 80 Chestnut Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "78 - 80 Chestnut Avenue This house is built on the original 100 feet by 100 feet lots - only a few of which still remain."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 6 (1996).

Structure: 1030 Clay Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1874-75
Status: Still standing and essentially the same as when built
Location: 1030 Clay Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: This was among the first homes built in 1874 and 1875 in what was known as the Chestnut Grove Division, among the developments pursued by the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association created in 1873. "Finally, there is 1030 Clay Avenue, the 'Cosey Cottage', which had a sale price of $3,500 and a rental fee of $300. This house was originally located at 1007 Prospect Avenue and was later moved to its present location."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 16 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 217 Cliff Avenue
Constructed:
Status: Still standing
Location: 217 Cliff Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: ". . . 217 Cliff Avenue has an interesting past. It was originally the garage to 225 Cliff Avenue next door, and was used as the firehouse for Pelham Heights in the 1920's."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 29 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 254 Cliff Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1890s
Status: Still standing
Location: 254 Cliff Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Pelham Heights . . . Mr. [Benjamin] Corlies was most anxious to keep the character of his property that of a highly restricted development. To that end, he often refused to sell property when doing so might have permitted the simultaneous building of several houses. The result of his efforts has been the maintenance of an atmosphere of architectural diversity and individuality. Some examples of the shingle style with Queen Anne overtones popular in the 1890's are 329 Elderwood Avenue, 141 Loring Avenue, 254 Cliff Avenue, 160 Pelhamdale Avenue and 206 Loring Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 19 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: Pelham Railroad Station
Constructed: 1893
Status: Still Standing
Location: Pelhamwood Avenue
Photographs:
Notes:
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Structure: Pelham Memorial High School
Constructed: 1919-1921
Status: Still standing
Location: Colonial Avenue and Wolfs Lane
Photographs:
Notes: "Pelham Memorial High School The cornerstone of the High School was laid in 1919 in honor of those who died in WWI and the name of the high school reflects this honor. The building is on the site of a sand pit that was, for many years, a source of regular income for the Village, as sand was a sought-after commodity while much local construction was taking place. The Middle School opened in the building in 1930. This location is also part of the original Pell farm. a datestone (1750) from the chimney of the Pell homestead . . . was imbedded [sic] in the monument at the entrance to PMHS (on the Corlies Avenue side). Prior to the opening in 1921, Pelham's children attended either Mount Vernon or New Rochelle high schools."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 10 (1996).

Structure: 146 Corlies Avenue
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: 146 Corlies Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "146 and 152 Corlies Avenue Although these houses are of the same design, they are oriented differently on their respective sites - one having the entrance on the side instead of the front. This was done to comply with the local building code at the time which precluded having two identical houses in the same section."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 9 (1996).

Structure: 152 Corlies Avenue
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: 152 Corlies Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "146 and 152 Corlies Avenue Although these houses are of the same design, they are oriented differently on their respective sites - one having the entrance on the side instead of the front. This was done to comply with the local building code at the time which precluded having two identical houses in the same section."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 9 (1996).

Structure: 1 Country Club Lane (aka the Black Estate Stables)
Constructed: Ca. 1891
Status: Still standing
Location: 1 Country Club Lane
Photographs:
Notes: "Mary Black [and] . . . Robert Black of the jewelry firm of Black, Starr and Frost . . . moved to Pelham in 1877 and lived at 1057 Esplanade, the 'Esplanade Villa'. This was one of several homes they occupied in Pelham until their own large house on Pelhamdale Avenue across from Country Club Lane was built circa 1891. That house is now gone, and all that remains of the Black estate is the original stable, now converted into the lovely home at 1 Country Club Lane. The exterior remains much the same today."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 16-17 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).  Village of Pelham Manor, Pelham Manor:  A Tour Through Time A Self-Guided Tour in Honor of Pelham Manor's Centennial, p. 2 (1991) ("1 Country Club Lane corner of Pelhamdale Avenue  This house was originally the main barn for 'Dogwood' [the Black Estate].").

Structure: 329 Elderwood Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1890s
Status: Still standing
Location: 329 Elderwood Avenue
Photographs: Illustration in The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 19 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).
Notes: "Pelham Heights . . . Mr. [Benjamin] Corlies was most anxious to keep the character of his property that of a highly restricted development. To that end, he often refused to sell property when doing so might have permitted the simultaneous building of several houses. The result of his efforts has been the maintenance of an atmosphere of architectural diversity and individuality. Some examples of the shingle style with Queen Anne overtones popular in the 1890's are 329 Elderwood Avenue, 141 Loring Avenue, 254 Cliff Avenue, 160 Pelhamdale Avenue and 206 Loring Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 19 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 620 Ely Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1902
Status: Still standing
Location: 620 Ely Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: ". . . John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants from 1902 until 1932, lived during this time at 620 Ely Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 28 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 668 Ely Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1880s
Status: Still standing
Location: 668 Ely Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "The only other area developed during this time [1870s-1880s] was Secor Hill, north of Chestnut Grove and across the Boston Post Road. . . . The earliest homes in Secor Hill are in this same architectural style [shingle style with Queen Anne overtones] and date from the same time [circa 1882]. Some fine examples of this building era are 668 Ely Avenue, 231, 210 and 211 Secor Lane, all erected within a few years of one another."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 17 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 1064 Esplanade
Constructed: Ca. 1874-75
Status: Still standing and essentially the same as when built
Location: 1064 Esplanade
Photographs: Illustration at page 15 of The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 16 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).
Notes: This was among the first homes built in 1874 and 1875 in what was known as the Chestnut Grove Division, among the developments pursued by the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association created in 1873. "The 'French Cottage' [at 1065 Prospect Avenue] and 1064 Esplanade are good examples of the mansard roof style in vogue at the time."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 16 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: The Jewish Synagogue
Constructed: Shortly after 1909
Status: Still standing
Location: On the Esplanade at the end of Francis Street
Photographs:
Notes: "The Varian house (which is now the Jewish Synagogue), with its stucco siding and red-tiled roof, was erected after 1909 on the Esplanade at the end of Francis Street. It may have been built before the sewage disposal plant, but the house was still to encounter trouble in its metamorphosis from an outpost in a residential area to a house of worship. The house was larger than its [p. 148 / p. 149] neighbors. The Village suggested that areas other than those zoned as residential should be the place for a synagogue or church. William Gardiner, who had bought the Varian home, upgraded it by purchasing a fifty-foot strip of land from block to block behind the house and garage. The area had seemed suitable for larger houses and plots but in the 1920s attached houses were erected on the other side of the wide Esplanade. The issue was put before the Court, which decided that a house of worship could be created in a residential zone."
Source: Fenlon, Thomas B., Pelham New York Memories of a Century After Incorporation, pp. 148-49 (Klein Information Resources, Inc. 1996).

Structure: The Manor Club
Constructed: 1922
Status: Still standing
Location: On the Esplanade near Black Street
Photographs:
Notes: The original Manor Club house was built in 1887-88 on the site of the present clubhouse.  The Manor Club combined the old Manor Club which was a family recreational club and the Tuesday Afternoon Club which was a study club for women.  The present clubhouse was built in 1922. 
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Structure: Village of Pelham Firehouse
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: Fifth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Firehouse The first local firefighting service began in 1893 with the formation of the First Fire District. The equipment consisted of a hand-drawn hook-and-ladder and pumper. Later, horses were used to pull these firewagons. The horse team names, at various times, were Tom and Jerry, and Tom, Dick and Harry. The animals were often rented out to residents with the strict proviso that, in the event of a fire, the horses had to be returned quickly. If the horses did not arrive in time, firefighters would commandeer any available team of horses to get their equipment to the site of the conflagration. Horsedrawn equipment included a pumper operated by a steam boiler that only local blacksmith Jim Reilly could get working. Reilly served as the last President of the Village of North Pelham and the first Mayor of North Pelham (i.e., before and after incorporation). 'Reilly's Bench', at Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street, was the favorite spot for political discussions. For many years, the top floor of the present firehouse was the center of community activities including dances, basketball games, etc. This is now used as a workout room by the firemen with equipment acquired without cost to residents."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, pp. 18-19 (1996).

Structure: Gazebo
Constructed: 1994
Status: Still standing
Location: Intersection of Harmon Place and Fifth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Gazebo The 'Gazebo', located on the lawn next to the Richard Daronco Town House at Harmon and Fifth Avenues, was built in 1994, following a fund raising drive spearheaded by the Rotary Club. It has enhanced the popular summer music series, as bands can play from within the Gazebo."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 14 (1996).

Structure: Pelham Art Center
Constructed: 1970s
Status: Still standing
Location: Third Street and Fifth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Pelham Art Center Located in a former gasoline station at the corner of Third Street and Fifth Avenue, the Art Center incorporates the original building in its design. The brick section at the rear is the former station workplace. The 'recycled' structure has won awards for its unique design. The concept for a town art center started in 1970 as an outdoor art show sponsored by the Junior League of Pelham. A townwide fund raising effort, and some government grants, underwrote the present facility which provides a wide range of services to the community. The mission of the center is to see, study and experience the artes."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 18 (1996).

Structure: Pelham Town Hall (34 Fifth Avenue)
Constructed: ___
Status: Still standing
Location: 34 Fifth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Town Hall The present Town Hall at 34 Fifth Avenue includes the Village Police Station and Town offices. Pelham's original Town Hall was located on Shore Road in what is now Pelham Bay Park. That location was chosen for the convenience of residents of City Island (then a part of Pelham) and Pelhamville as it was the convenient point between the two. In 1896, when New York City annexed Pelham Bay Park and City Island (where Pelham Cemetery is located) as part of The Bronx, Town Hall was moved to its present spot."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 18 (1996).

Structure: Richard J. Daronco Town House
Constructed: ___
Status: Still standing
Location: 20 Fifth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Richard Daronco Town House The Richard Daronco Town House, at 20 Fifth Avenue, was formally dedicated to the memory of Hon. Richard J. Daronco in 1991. Judge Daronco, who was born and raised in Pelham, was appointed to the Federal bench by President Ronald Reagan. Originally built as the Episcopal Church of Christ the Redeemer, the building was deeded to the Town of Pelham in 1976 when the parish merged with Christ Church on Pelhamdale Avenue and Shore Road. The bell in front of the building is from the original church located at Second Avenue and Second Street built in 1892. The Pelham Children's Center was started in the church basement in 1970 by the Junior League of Pelham and continues to operate there."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 17 (1996).

Structure: Sanborn Map Building
Constructed: 1906
Status: Still standing
Location: Fifth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Sanborn Map Building Built in 1906, this manufacturing facility has long been considered unique for its parklike setting, contiguous to the adjacent residential streets. The maps produced for insurance companies and other customers were considered to be of the highest quality and are still produced today. During WWII, Sanborn Map was a strategic war production plant. Maps were made of previously uncharted areas around the world from aerial photographs. The work was considered 'To Secret' as the plant worked 24 hours a day, with many employees commuting to Pelham from New York City and elsewhere to handle the exacting tasks."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 19 (1996).

Structure: 32 First Avenue
Constructed: 1860
Status: Still standing
Location: 32 First Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "32 First Avenue This building cost approximately $500 to build in 1860 - with neighbors aiding in construction. Patrick Farrell, a devout laborer who brought together the first worshipers for St. Catharine's Church, lived there. Upon the death of his widow in 1908, it became the residence of the church sexton, having been willed to the parish."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 21 (1996).

Structure: 417 First Avenue
Constructed: mid-19th century
Status: Still standing
Location: 417 First Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: An example of one of the early homes built in Pelhamville in the mid-19th century
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 12 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: The Old Stone House at 463 First Avenue (aka the Alexander Diack House)
Constructed: Ca. 1851
Status: Still standing
Location: 463 First Ave. at corner of Sixth Street
Photographs:
Notes: THE OLD STONE HOUSE.--The old Stone House at 463 First Avenue, corner 6th Street, North Pelham, has accumulated many myths and traditions. The lot now measures 100" x 100". Map 346 of Pelhamville, dated August 4, 1851, by Wm. Bryson, was sold September 8, 1851 to Alexander Diack, by Lewis C. Platt and Henry Marsden, promoters of a real estate development of 1l0 acres, taken over from the Wolf family. The district then, of course, was Pelhamville. [New Paragraph] Alexander Diack was born in Dundee, Scotland, and he copied the house of one of his ancestors. Alexander Diack sold the place to James Diack, his brother, on February 16, 1855. James Parrish in New York bought the house, October 15, 1855, and his widow transferred the house to Wm. H. Sparks, in whose home she resided in her later days. After that it passed through many hands until 1920, when it was purchased by Frank Miles Snyder, an architect who had studied abroad. He had great interest and understanding in the old place, and restored it. His family reside there. So much for the cold facts. Now for some fancies--myths--traditions. [New Paragraph] Parrish was said to have employed in his business a truckman named Adams, and with him started an express business as a sideline, which prospered. After Parrish died, his widow received her dividends in gold from the express business. Having been robbed by masked men, she thereafter secreted her gold somewhere, and it is said that a million dollars in gold is hidden in the house, or buried in the gardens. Search has been made of the house, and grounds excavated, but without result. However, underneath a hearthstone in the basement kitchen, a hundred small coins of early History of the Ancient Town of Pelham. date were found by one of the owners--but no pot of gold. [New Paragraph] It is tradition among the old-timers that the house is haunted by the ghost of a beautiful lady who appears in broad daylight dressed in the height of fashions of the 1850's. Edward Everett Horton, of cinema fame, is a descendant of one of the Diack family, and some years ago he visited the home of his ancestors. The owner, who had seen the beautiful lady, related her story, describing in detail her costume and its color; whereupon Horton told her that the description fitted exactly a daguerrotype of one of his great grandmothers. [New Paragraph] A title search of the property goes back to 1826, when the tract was a 30-acre plot bounded on the west by the Hutchinson River. Tradition says there was a farmhouse situated near where the Old Stone House now stands. In the early days of the Stone House it did have a frame wing, long since removed, and this might, Of course, have been the original farmhouse."
Source: Barr, Lockwood Anderson, A Brief, But Most Complete & True Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known One Time Well & Favourably as the Lordshipp & Manour of Pelham Also The Story of the Three Modern Villages Called The Pelhams pp. 135-36 (The Dietz Press, Inc. 1946) (Library of Congress Control Number 47003441, Library of Congress Call Number F129.P38B3). See also The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 12 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Illustration at p. 12; Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein); Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, pp. 19-20 (1996) ("The Stone House Located at 463 First Avenue, this is sometimes referred to as the 'Parrish House'. Built in 1851 by Alex Diack, a native of Dundee, this house was modeled after a Scottish townhouse of one of his ancestors. Some of the windows in the building contain colored glass brought from England. The Parrish family occupied the house starting in 1855. James Parrish employed a truckman named Adams who began an express business as a sideline. It prospered so that when James died, his widow received dividends in the form of gold coin. At a later point, she was robbed. Thereafter, she hid the remaining gold coins for safekeeping, in various parts of the house. Unfortunately, she could not remember all of the hiding places and died before all the coins were recovered. Legend has it that she appears at various times, even in daylight, to search for her gold. Some Pelham residents report having seen her, in ancient finery, walking about the house. To date, searchers have found only a few small coins beneath the hearthstone of the basement kitchen. Veteran actor Edward Everett Horton, a descendant of Mrs. Parrish, on visiting the house, heard the stories of the 'ghost'. He reported that the description very much resembled a photo that he had seen of his great grandmother.").

Structure: 43 Fourth Avenue
Constructed: mid-19th century
Status: Still standing
Location: 43 Fourth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: An example of one of the early homes built in Pelhamville in the mid-19th century
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 12 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 138 Fourth Avenue
Constructed: mid-19th century
Status: Still standing
Location: 138 Fourth Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: An example of one of the early homes built in Pelhamville in the mid-19th century. Additionally, "In 1859, the upstairs of 138 Fourth Avenue was used as a Sunday School on Fifth Avenue. The downstairs was a carpenter's shop. The building was later moved to its present location on Fourth Avenue near Third Street.
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 12 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: Pelhamwood Clocktower
Constructed: Early 20th Century
Status: Still standing
Location: Corner of Harmon Avenue and Harmon Place
Photographs: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 14 (1996).
Notes: "The Clocktower A Pelhamwood landmark, at the corner of Harmon Avenue and Harmon Place, was built by Clifford B. Harmon to aid in selling lots. The clocktower was rededicated in 1975 to 'honor the memory of past, present and future Pelhamwood residents". Extensive restoration, including remote control units for the clock mechanism, was donated by longtime Pelhamwood resident Helen Leale Harper, Jr., as a 1976 Bicentennial gift to the community."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 13 (1996).

Structure: New York Boston and Westchester Railroad Overpass
Constructed: Ca. 1920
Status: Still standing
Location: Overpass on Highbrook Avenue between Harmon Avenue and Lincoln Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Railroad Overpass The overpass on Highbrook Avenue between Harmon and Lincoln Avenues, actually located in Pelville, is a relic of the now defunct Boston and Westchester Railroad (B&W) which incorporated in 1910. Controlled by the New York, New Haven & Hartford RR, the B&W was intended to take over several projected electric rail systems serving Westchester and lower New England. There were B&W stations in the Village - at the edge of the New Rochelle city line and on Fifth Avenue at Third Street. The B&W ceased operating in 1937."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 13 (1996).

Structure: 339 Highbrook Avenue Barn
Constructed: Ca. 1900
Status: Still standing
Location: 339 Highbrook Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "339 Highbrook Avenue - Barn This house, built around the turn of the century, has a large barn at the rear of the property."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 10 (1996).

Structure: Colonial School
Constructed: 1926
Status: Still standing
Location: Highbrook Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Colonial School Known as the Highbrook Avenue School at the start of this century, the building consisted of four rooms with a 'very noisy' wooden staircase - so loud that all teaching ceased when students went out for recess. It was replaced by another school that was later torn down because it proved to be a fire hazard. In 1926, a temporary annex was set up at Boulevard and Cliff while the present school building was constructed at the same location as the old school."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 10 (1996).

Structure: Congregational Church of the Pelhams (Now Community Church of the Pelhams)
Constructed: 1922
Status: Still standing
Location: Intersection of Washington Avenue and Highbrook Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Congregational Church (Washington & Highbrook Avenues) In 1919, Trinity Congregational Church of NYC sold its property there and moved to Pelhamwood, at the same time changing its name to 'Congregational Church of the Pelhams', (now called 'Community Church of the Pelhams'). The cornerstone was laid in 1922. The house directly across Highbrook Avenue served as the rectory."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 14 (1996).

Structure: 921 Highland Avenue
Constructed:
Status: Still standing
Location: 921 Highland Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: ". . . The fireplace from the Hunter House on Hunters Island is now in 921 Highland Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 29 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 981 Highland Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1874-75
Status: Still standing and essentially the same as when built
Location: 981 Highland Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: This was among the first homes built in 1874 and 1875 in what was known as the Chestnut Grove Division, among the developments pursued by the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association created in 1873. "Another Association house still standing is 981 Highland Avenue, the 'Summit Cottage', which was the first parsonage for the original Red Church, later to be known as Huguenot Church. Its sale price was $4,500 and its rental fee $350."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 16 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).  See also id. at p. 21 ("The [Village of Pelham Manor] also had two fine churches. One was Christ Church on the corner of the Shore Road and Pelhamdale Avenue. The other was the Huguent Memorial Church at the corner of Pelhamdale Avenue and the Boston Post Road, which was originally built in 1876 and known then as the Red Church. (The present Huguenot Church building was erected in 1917.) There was considerable opposition to the building of the Red Church on this site, because of the distance between it and the Manor Club, on the corner of the Esplanade and Prospect Avenue, which was then the center of population. The first pastor, Reverend Charles E. Lord, lived at 981 Highland Avenue, apparently at the courtesy of Mrs. Black, in whose name the house was then held.").

Structure: Pelhamdale (aka The Old Stone House of Philip Pell II)
Constructed: ca. 1755-60
Status: Still standing
Location: 45 Iden Avenue
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 1891 - 1991 __ (Pelham Manor, NY: James B. Saunders, ed., 1991).
Notes: "Another pre-Revolutionary house still in existence is the old stone house of Phillip [sic] Pell II, now 45 Iden Avenue. It was built circa 1755-1760. It was originally a very large farm with lovely formal gardens and beautifully laid out ponds on what is now the section of Wolf's Lane between Reed Avenue and Colonial Avenue." See also ". . . In the early 1900's, Mr. Lord of Lord and Taylor lived in the 'Pell House' on Iden Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 9, 28 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 100 Jackson Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1850s or 1860s
Status: Still standing
Location: 100 Jackson Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "It is known that 100 Jackson Avenue and 949 Washington Avenue were built at that time [1852] and are fine examples of the type of home of the period. . . . Both the exterior and the interior of 100 Jackson Avenue are essentially the same today as when the house was built, with the exception of the rear country kitchen. This room is now joined to the main house by means of a dining room. Just when this alteration was made is not certain, but it was some time after 1899. In 1875, this house was assessed at $1,200, which indicates that at the time it was a fine residence."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 13-14 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 160 Pelhamdale Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1890s
Status: Still standing
Location: 160 Pelhamdale Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Pelham Heights . . . Mr. [Benjamin] Corlies was most anxious to keep the character of his property that of a highly restricted development. To that end, he often refused to sell property when doing so might have permitted the simultaneous building of several houses. The result of his efforts has been the maintenance of an atmosphere of architectural diversity and individuality. Some examples of the shingle style with Queen Anne overtones popular in the 1890's are 329 Elderwood Avenue, 141 Loring Avenue, 254 Cliff Avenue, 160 Pelhamdale Avenue and 206 Loring Avenue."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 19 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 334 Pelhamdale Avenue
Constructed: 1901
Status: Still standing
Location: 334 Pelhamdale Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "334 Pelhamdale This home was built in 1901 [and has been reconstructed after a recent fire nearly burned it down] and owned by John Fairchild, brother of developer Benjamin Fairchild. John was the engineer credited with designing houses that could be built on the cliffs in the area. At the edge of the curb there is a large stepping stone engraved with an 'F'. This was used to assist riders in dismounting from horses. Note the barn at the rear of the property which originally had two horse stalls and an apartment upstairs."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 10 (1996).

Structure: 403 Pelhamdale Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1868
Status: Still standing
Location: 403 Pelhamdale Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: "Another house dating from earlier days is worth noting, although it does not fall within the previously mentioned areas of development. It stands on the corner of Pelhamdale and Colonial Avenues, at 403 Pelhamdale Avenue. Twenty acres of the [Philip] Pell II farm were purchased by the Stevenson family in October, 1868, and the existing structure was erected shortly thereafter. It originally had a horseshoe driveway, of which the remains can still be seen. Although the house has been stuccoed, the basic structure remains the same, complete with the then popular hip roof."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 20 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: The Taft School for Boys
Constructed:
Status: Original location still standing as a residence located at 964 Pelhamdale Avenue
Location: 964 Pelhamdale Avenue near Huguenot Church
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 11 (James B. Saunders, ed., 1991) (date unknown).
Notes: The school was founded in mid-1880s by Horace D. Taft who was the brother of the 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft; according to Pelham Historian Susan C. Swanson, "[t]he school relocated to Watertown, Conn., in the 1890s to remove the boys from the 'distractions of New York City and the girls at Pelham Hall.'".
Source: The Pelham Manor Story 11 (James B. Saunders, ed., 1991). See also The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 20 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).  See also Village of Pelham Manor, Pelham Manor:  A Tour Through Time A Self-Guided Tour in Honor of Pelham Manor's Centennial, p. 2 (1991) ("This house served as the main building of the Taft School for Boys founded by William Taft brother of President Howard Taft.  William Taft was brought to Pelham Manor to tutor the sons of Mary Witherbee Black.  Mrs. Black had inherited the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association, the original development company in the village, from her father, Silas Witherbee.  Mr. Taft decided to move the school to Connecticut in the 1890s to remove the boys from the distractions of New York City, but most of all from the vicinity of the girls at Mrs. Hazen's School on the Esplanade."). 

Structure: 1005 Pelhamdale Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1874-75
Status: Still standing and essentially the same as when built
Location: 1005 Pelhamdale Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: This was among the first homes built in 1874 and 1875 in what was known as the Chestnut Grove Division, among the developments pursued by the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association created in 1873. It was "called the 'New England Villa', with a sale price of $7,500 and a rental fee of $600".
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 16 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 1066 Pelhamdale Avenue
Constructed: Ca. 1874-75
Status: Still standing and essentially the same as when built
Location: 1066 Pelhamdale Avenue
Photographs:
Notes: This was among the first homes built in 1874 and 1875 in what was known as the Chestnut Grove Division, among the developments pursued by the Pelham Manor and Huguenot Heights Association created in 1873. It was "the 'English Cottage', home of Joseph English, Postmaster and Railroad Agent, with a sale price of $6,000 and a rental fee of $480".
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 16 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: Village Hall, Pelham Manor
Constructed:
Status: Still standing
Location:
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 1891 - 1991 1 (Pelham Manor, NY: James B. Saunders, ed., 1991) (date unknown).
Notes:
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Structure: Joshua Pell II Home (aka The Kemble House)
Constructed: Ca. 1760
Status: Still Standing
Location: 145 Shore Road
Photographs: The Pelham Manor Story 1891 - 1991 __ (Pelham Manor, NY: James B. Saunders, ed., 1991); Illustration in The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 7 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).
Notes: During the American Revolution, Pell was a Loyalist. Consequently, the property was confiscated in 1779. The law permitted Patriot relatives of such Loyalists to acquire their family members' property. In 1781, William Bailey and his wife, Sara (formerly Sara Pell) bought the Pell home and 300 associated acres of land for $5.20 per acre. William and Sara were also the Aunt and Uncle of Elizabeth Seton who later was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. William and Sara Bailey sold the home and 250 acres of land to Elbert Roosevelt for $25 per acre in 1801. The Roosevelt family reportedly sold the home to Colonel Emmet "of the Irish patriot family" who performed extensive renovations on the home. The Emmet family sold the home to Sophia Morris Burrill in 1889 and her daughter "married Richard L. Kemble, father of" the owner who lived in the home for decades when it became known as the "Kemble House".
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 7-8 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: Village Hall, Village of Pelham (195 Sparks Avenue)
Constructed: Early 20th Century
Status: Still standing
Location: 195 Sparks Avenue
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Notes: "Village Hall (195 Sparks Avenue) The Village Hall, originally a residence, dates to the early part of this century.""
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 11 (1996).

Structure: Westchester Brewery
Constructed: Unknown
Status: Still standing
Location: Sparks Avenue
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Notes: "Westchester Brewery Located on Sparks Avenue, this brewery operated until Prohibition was introduced. Horse drawn trucks carrying barrels were a familiar sight in Pelham. It is reported that a saloon on Wolf's Lane near the railroad bridge, was one of the brewery's best customers."
Source: Village of Pelham, Village of Pelham Centennial Celebration Walking Tour 1896-1996, p. 11 (1996).

Structure: 982 Split Rock Road
Constructed: Portion Prior to 1866
Status: Still standing
Location: 982 Split Rock Road
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Notes: "In 1840, John Hunter, who owned the land just to the southeast of Prospect Hill, deeded a small corner of his land on the border to the town of Pelham for the purpose of building a school. In 1866, for some reason, the town purchased part of Lot 51 from Terrance Malloy and moved the school to that site, which is now the front part of the main center section of 982 Split Rock Road. It has been said that the reason for the removal of the school was that Hunter wished to enlarge his racetrack. However, research has shown that his track was further south, nearer Throg's Neck. Also, the configuration of the land at that spot would not have lent itself to the requirements of a racetrack."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 14 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: The "Rose Cottage" at 11 Priory Lane
Constructed: Ca. 1760s-1770s (believed to be an "outbuilding to the Pell House on the Shore Road")
Status:
Location: 11 Priory Lane
Photographs: Illustration contained in The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 11 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).
Notes:  "11 Priory Lane:  The Rose Cottage  All of Priory Lane was originally part of the Bolton Priory estate owned by the Reverend Robert Bolton, rector of Christ Church.  The estate also included the property of Christ Church, Shore Front Circle and Shore Front Park.  It is believed that this cottage was one of the original outbuildings of the Pells who owned the Manor of Pelham from 1654 to 1776.  The house was standing in 1838 when the Boltons bought the Priory property.  They lived here while constructing the Priory.  William Jay Bolton created a figured stained glass window of 'Abraham Sacrificing Isaac on the Alter' Which he placed in the front door of the cottage.  This window may pre-date the 'Adoration of the Magi' window in Christ Church."
Source: Village of Pelham Manor, Pelham Manor:  A Tour Through Time A Self-Guided Tour in Honor of Pelham Manor's Centennial, p. 2 (1991).  See also The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 pp. 8, 9, 11 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: 1382 Pelhamdale Avenue
Constructed: Prior to 1800
Status:
Location: 1382 Pelhamdale Avenue
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Notes: "The land along the shore was very rocky. There was no other inland road connecting the shore with the original Boston Post Road except the original Split Rock Road. However, there was a small dirt path leading up what is now Pelhamdale Avenue to approximately where Hillcrest Avenue is today. Off this road branched paths dictated by the contour of the rocks. Just inland from the shore and on a high point overlooking the Sound, another house was built just prior to 1800. Although this house now faces Pelhamdale Avenue, when originally built it faced the Sound. It stands today at 1382 Pelhamdale Avenue. Evidence indicates that it was at one time probably used as one of the Roosevelt farmhouses, since the flat land behind it, along what was at one time Rosedale Avenue, is one of the few places where farming was then feasible."
Source: The Junior League of Pelham, Inc., A Glance at the Past: Pelham's Growth From 1775-1975 p. 8 (The Junior League of Pelham, Inc. Sept. 1976) (Pamphlet associated with accompanying map; 32 pp. including Map Bibliography, Manuscript Bibliography and illustrations by Hedy Klein).

Structure: Bartow-Pell Mansion
Constructed: Some time between 1836 and 1842
Status: Still standing
Location: Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park
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Notes: The Bartow-Pell Mansion is a Greek Revival mansion built between 1836 and 1842.  The home originally was in the Town of Pelham but passed into possession of New York City in 1888.  It is the only remaining example of a large number of grand mansion homes that were built in the area by wealthy merchants.  The International Garden C