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Her dwelling subsequently had three more private owners: banker Dunham B. Scherer, advertising executive Lewis H. Titterton, and Wayne C. Marks, an alumnus and trustee of Pace College (now Pace University). In 1962, Marks gave his home and surrounding acreage to Pace. His gift formed the nucleus of Pace's campus in Westchester County.
Pleasantville station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in Pleasantville, New York. There is also bus service to the station from Pace University . History
The Briarcliff Lodge was a luxury resort in the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York. It was a notable example of Tudor Revival architecture, and was one of the largest wooden structures in the United States. It was also the first hotel in Westchester County. [1] Walter William Law had it built on his estate, and the Law family owned it until ...
Pleasantville is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located 30 miles north of Manhattan. The village population was 7,513 at the 2020 census. [2] Pleasantville is home to the secondary campus of Pace University and to the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Pace University is a private university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County, New York, United States. It was established in 1906 as a business school by the brothers Homer St. Clair Pace and Charles A. Pace. [ 5 ] Pace enrolls about 13,000 students as of fall 2021 in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs.
Briarcliff College was a women's college in Briarcliff Manor, New York.The school was founded as Mrs. Dow's School for Girls in 1903 at the Briarcliff Lodge.After Walter W. Law donated land and a building for the college, it operated at its location at 235 Elm Road in Briarcliff until 1977; closing due to low enrollment and financial problems.
Briarcliff Manor (/ ˈ b r aɪ. ər k l ɪ f /) is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City.It is on 5.9 square miles (15 km 2) of land on the east bank of the Hudson River, geographically shared by the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining.
Construction on 1 Pace Plaza started in December 1966 [2] [3] and was completed in 1970 [4] on the site of the former New York Tribune Building. [5] It was part of the 1960s Brooklyn Bridge Title I Project, which included the Southbridge Towers, the Beekman Hospital (now New York Downtown Hospital) and the World Trade Center.