Saturday, March 1, 2014 

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

A Photographic Exhibition

of Yonkers 

in the Victorian Era

Visit Philipse Manor on Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 12 Noon - 2:00 PM and view over 40 images of historic Yonkers from 1860 through the end of the Victorian Era.

The exhibit includes Yonkers street scapes, Train Stations, and the Mansions of North Broadway, Warburton Avenue and  Park Hill.  It also includes one of the only known images of the Hendrick Hudson Hotel, designed by architect Bruce Price who also designed the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. Dubbed “fireproof”, the Hendrick Hudson Hotel burnt to the ground just before it opened in 1901.

Local historian Bob Piwinski* will be on site to talk about this exhibition and answer questions.  The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Philipse Manor Hall is located at 29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY 10701.  
*Bob Piwinski  is a Former Member of the Yonkers Landmarks Preservation Board, Member Board of Directors Friends of Philipse Manor Hall and Website owner of VictorianSource.com