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Rochelle Park epitomizes the suburban development design principles that Frederick Law Olmsted advocated with the creation of Central Park in New York City: a landscape that provides urban dwellers with the restorative benefits of a picturesque natural environment. Incorporating open space, recreational areas, naturalistic settings, and broad ...
Ward Acres is a 62-acre park in the Wykagyl section of the city of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York.Formerly part of a large country estate and horse farm, New Rochelle purchased the land in 1962 with help from the New York State Park and Recreation Land Acquisition Bond Act.
Ware's Department Store is a historic building located in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York and is significant for both architectural and commercial reasons. Ware's was Westchester's first and, for many years, largest department store , and was prominently located on New Rochelle's fashionable Main Street.
The New Rochelle Department of Development said construction is scheduled to begin in 2025. To see a list of all proposed changes to the Memorial Highway space, visit the LINC website.
The Rochelle Park–Rochelle Heights Historic District is a historic residential district located in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester, New York. The district is historically and architecturally significant as an intact and distinctive example of residential park development at the turn of the Twentieth Century. [ 3 ]
In 1923, New Rochelle resident Anna Jones became the first African-American woman to be admitted to the New York State Bar. [18] Poet and resident James J. Montague captured the image of New Rochelle at the time in his 1926 poem "Queen City of the Sound". [19] In 1930, New Rochelle recorded a population of 54,000, up from 36,213 only ten years ...
Reservoir 3 is a man-made reservoir located in the northern portion of the city of New Rochelle along the New Rochelle - Eastchester boundary in Westchester County, New York. [2] Constructed in 1908, the reservoir is impounded by the New Rochelle "Reservoir 3 dam" on the Hutchinson River. The dam is of earthen construction, with a height of 30 ...
Glen Island Park is a 105-acre (0.42 km 2) waterfront park, located on Glen Island, on the Long Island Sound, New York.The park is owned and operated by Westchester County and shares the island with a privately operated but county-owned entertainment facility, the Glen Island Harbour Club (formerly the Glen Island Casino).