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Although there were once many hotels on Prouts Neck, [2] including the Jocelyn, and most notably the Checkley, the only one that remains is the venerable Black Point Inn, [3] which is open on a seasonal basis. Famous families that have summered in Prouts Neck for generations include members of the Rockefeller family and descendants of Thomas M ...
The Scarborough Historic District is a national historic district located in the suburban community of Scarborough-on-Hudson, in Briarcliff Manor, New York.The 376-acre (152 ha) district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and contains seven historically and architecturally significant properties dating from the late 18th century to the early 20th century.
In 1631, the Plymouth Council for New England granted the "Black Point Patent" to Captain Thomas Cammock, nephew of the Earl of Warwick. Cammock built a house and began residence in 1635 on the 1,500-acre (6.1 km 2 ) tract of land, which extended from the Spurwink River to Black Point—today this area is known as Prouts Neck . [ 4 ]
Looking Back at Charles and Camilla's Wedding Getty Images King Charles and Queen Camilla didn't have the most straightforward romance , but on April 9, 2005, 35 years after they first met, the ...
Scarborough Art Gallery plaque Crescent Villa was the last of the villas to be built, erected in 1845 as a home for John Uppleby and his family. After John's death in 1856, his wife and family continued to live in the house until her death in 1881, at which time it was bought by Edward Chivers Bower, father of the sculptor Lady Ethel Alice ...
Scarborough, 61, also claimed that there “might be race issues with Hispanics that don’t want a black woman as president of the United States.” Kamala Harris fell short of victory during the ...
Located on the Scarborough Bluffs, Guild Park and Gardens has an outdoor Greek stage and a 19th-century log cabin among the oldest in Toronto. The principal building in the park is the Guild Inn, a former inn and estate mansion. The park is located on Guildwood Parkway, east of Eglinton Avenue East and Kingston Road.
The Guild Inn, or simply The Guild was a historic hotel in the Guildwood neighbourhood of Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario and was once an artists colony.The surrounding Guild Park and Gardens is notable for a sculpture garden consisting of the rescued facades and ruins of various demolished downtown Toronto buildings such as bank buildings, the old Toronto Star building and the Granite Club.