Cortlandt Manor / Mohegan Lake / Shrub Oak / Jefferson Valley / Peekskill / Yorktown Heights, NY 10567

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...continued from page 2 house’s weight, securing it in the river bottom. It is faced in welded steel plates. The base is painted red, the tower white, and the lantern room is black. There are eight windows at alternating intervals on the second and third stories, eight portholes evenly spaced around the fourth story and glazed glass around the lantern room. A catwalk with a roof supported by iron columns encircles the first story and provides access to the main entrance. Two additional catwalks are located around the fifth floor and the lantern room, the latter with a decorative iron railing. A flagpole rises from the fifth-floor catwalk’s east side. Inside, the entrance leads to the main living area, an 18-foot-wide living room and kitchen. Above them, the second and third stories, both 15 feet wide, had bedrooms. The wall interiors are faced in brick to better insulate them. The fourth floor, currently empty, was divided between a bedroom and a workshop. Its ceiling has glass inserts to allow light from the lantern to filter down into it. From it a ladder leads up to the watch area and lantern room. The 1,000-pound fog bell remains there, but its works have been removed. In the cellar are the original coal shed and cistern. A central column carries the cables and 50-pound weight that rotate the lantern. Navigational aids had been part of travel on the river since before Europeans had arrived, and the hazardous shoals near the Tarrytowns had long been known. But even after the growth in commerce fueled by industrialization during the 19th century, it took a considerable amount of time to find a site for the lighthouse. It remained in service until the Tappan Zee Bridge’s construction made it redundant; since then expansion of the shoreline has also ended its isolation. for great offers and freebies in your neighborhood visit ourtownsdeals.com • ©2015 our towns finest magazine • ourtownsfinest.com • 888-241-2351 6
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is a former estate near Katonah, New York, which is about 50 miles north of New York City. Presently, it is a live music venue featuring symphonic, opera, chamber, American roots, and jazz, performances along with the historic home. Both are legacies of the house’s original owners, Walter and Lucie Rosen. The Caramoor Summer Music Festival is held there every summer. It also runs educational programs, and can be rented for events such as weddings. The Rosens built the estate gradually during the 1930s, its main house an imitation Italian villa. Many pieces of the buildings were imported from various European countries. The informal musical performances they hosted evolved into the beginning of Caramoor’s current offerings in 1945, and their collection of Renaissance-era and Chinese artworks, some rare, is on display throughout the estate. Lucie Rosen later donated it to the private organization that runs it today. In 2001 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. for great offers and freebies in your neighborhood visit ourtownsdeals.com • ©2015 our towns finest magazine • ourtownsfinest.com • 888-241-2351 7
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Cortlandt Manor / Mohegan Lake / Shrub Oak / Jefferson Valley / Peekskill / Yorktown Heights, NY 10567

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