| (1)
Chester Park Stone |
|
The
"Chester Park Stone" may be seen as one enters the area
from Fifth Avenue at Willow Avenue.
|
| (2)
Willow Avenue |
| Residents
successfully opposed a threat to their enclave in 1949 when
a proposal for a new highway extension was put forth. This
would have cut across the neighborhood diagonally from Hutchinson
River Parkway to New Rochelle at Willow Avenue. Through well
organized resistance, a revised plan saved the state money
and left Chester Park intact. |
| (3)
15 Chestnut Avenue |
| The,
original barn to this house, which was built in 1908, can
still be seen at the rear of the property. |
| (4)
Driveway |
| What
appears at first to be a street bordering the Park, parallel
to Chestnut Avenue, between Walnut and Birch Avenues, is really
a private driveway installed to serve the four residences
on Chestnut Avenue, |
| (5)
38 Birch Avenue |
| First
house built "on the green" in Chester Park in the early 1890's. |
| (6)
20 Birch Avenue |
| A "Sears
Catalog house" - now considered to be an American classic
- is unchanged save for new windows and siding. |
| (7)
The Green |
| The
Chester Park Association maintains the "green" through fees
and volunteer help from residents. The Association makes use
of the "green" for several annual events, including a Fourth
of July barbecue and a Santa Claus party at Christmas. Equipment
purchased by the Association for events is stored in various
residents' garages. A tree committee has been formed by the
residents for the restoration of the "green" to preserve it
for future generations. |
| (8)
Stone Steps |
 |
| (Leading
to the "green" from Maple Avenue) Central Avenue, the only
street with a non-tree title in all of Chester Park, was the
original entrance to the Standen Estate. The stone steps were
part of that entry. Stone pillars flank Central Avenue at
Pelhamdale Avenue, the main approach to the "green", which
was also the driveway to the Standen Estate. |
| (9)
45 Maple Avenue |
 |
| This
interesting stone, flat roofed building with its pointed arch
windows was originally intended as a church but was converted
to a residence. |
| (10)
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. |
| (11)
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. |
| (12)
78 - 80 Chestnut Avenue |
| This
house is built on the original 100 feet by 100 feet lots -
only a few of which still remain. |
| (13)
69 Maple Avenue |
| This
house was originally located on Brook Avenue, which had run
alongside the Hutchinson River, connecting Chestnut and Maple
Avenues. In 1927, the construction of the Hutchinson River
Parkway eliminated Brook Avenue, causing the house to be moved
to its present location. |
| (14)
72 and 64 Maple Avenue (At the comer of Oak Avenue) |
| These
Tudor houses are of the same design, but were built as mirror
images on 100 feet by 100 feet lots. The properties have since
been subdivided, as witnessed by the newer houses located
there. The residence at I I Pine Avenue is identical in floor
plan to these. Along with 5 Pine Avenue, these four Tudors
constitute the original development of this block in the 1920's. |
| (15)
Area North of Pine (From Maple to Pelhamdale Avenues) |
| With
the exception of the four Tudors (see 14) which fronted Pine
and Maple Avenues, this area was not included in the original
Chester Park development. It was part of a large piece of
property called the "Schwab Farm which was bisected by the
construction of the Hutchinson River Parkway. Vincent Lopardi
purchased the land from the Schwab family in 1943 to create
the lots now occupied by homes. He extended Linden Avenue
(shown on the first development maps as Magnolia Avenue) beyond
Pine Avenue to the Parkway. |
| (16)
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. |
