Purchase, New York is a wealthy hamlet in the town of Harrison, in Westchester County. Its ZIP code is 10577. One myth explains that its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, where John Harrison was to be granted as much land as he could ride in one day.
Population: 4,660
Latitude: 41° 02' 27.35" N
Longitude: -73° 42' 52.45" W
Willson's Woods Park is a park located in Mount Vernon, New York. The Park is owned by Westchester County and operated by its Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation. Acquired in 1924, Willson's Woods is one of the oldest parks in the Count…
Washington Irving High School at 18 North Broadway in Tarrytown, New York was built c. 1897. In the 1920s, the new building was constructed for the school about a half mile south on Broadway, and the old school later become the Frank R. Pierson Scho…
The Whippoorwill Club is a private country club facility near Armonk, New York. In 2010 GOLFWEEK magazine ranked the Whippoorwill golf course as the 73rd best classic course in the United States. The club is not just a golf course and there are a fe…
St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located on Bedford Road in Katonah, New York, United States.
Rockland Country Club is located in Sparkill, New York and features an 18 holes golf course. The club was incorporated in 1906 and commissioned Henry Stark to design a 9 hole course that was ready the following year. Robert White laid out an entirel…
The Port Washington Tennis Academy, located in Long Island, New York, is the largest indoor tennis facility on the U.S. East Coast, with 17 indoor courts. Founded in 1966 as a non-profit tennis facility, it has an internationally acclaimed junior te…
Palisade Preparatory School (Palisade Prep or PPS) is a public middle high school and a former College Board School, comprising grades 7-12, in Yonkers, New York, operated by the Yonkers Public Schools.
The Noroton Heights Fire Department, or the NHFD is one of three all-volunteer fire departments serving the town of Darien, Connecticut. Each volunteer fire departments serve a specific geographic region within the town, as well as combining service…
Monfort Cemetery is located 250 feet (76 m) east of the intersection of Port Washington Boulevard (NY 101) and Main Street in Port Washington, New York, United States.
Kensico Cemetery was a station on the Harlem Line of the Metro-North Railroad which served the large cemetery of the same name which the line runs through. Located along the platform behind the buildings at Sharon Gardens, the station was similar to…
The Indian Harbor Yacht Club is a U.S. boating organization, based at 710 Steamboat Road in Greenwich, CT, with access to Long Island Sound.
Hindley School is one of five public elementary schools in Darien, Connecticut, serving about 550 pupils from kindergarten through Grade 5. A part of Darien Public Schools, Hindley sits at 10 Nearwater Lane (at the intersection of Nearwater Lane and…
Highgrove is an 18-story luxury high-rise in Stamford, Connecticut. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern, the Dean of Architecture at Yale University, Highgrove consists of 92 residences.
The Glenville Volunteer Fire Company was founded in 1903 to serve and protect the residents and those who worked in Glenville, Connecticut, which is a section of the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. Originally the Fire Station was located at the Vete…
The First Baptist Church of Tarrytown is located on South Broadway (U.S. Route 9) in Tarrytown, New York, United States. It is a stone building in the Victorian Gothic architectural style dating to the 1870s.
The East Side of Stamford, Connecticut is a neighborhood of mostly modest homes in southern part of the city.
The Dale Cemetery located in Ossining, New York is a town-owned cemetery encompassing 47 acres (19 ha) and has been operational since October 1851. In 2013 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bar Beach is a beach located on Long Island, in Port Washington, New York, USA.