Hartsdale

Hartsdale is a hamlet in the town of Greenburgh.  It was once part of the Manor of Philipsborough, presided
over by Frederick Phillipse, a Dutch merchant.

After the Revolutionary War, the third and last lord of the manor, also Frederick Phillipse, a great-grandson
of the first lord of the manor, and a Tory, fled to England.  The state confiscated all of the family's 90,000 acres stretching from the Bronx to the Croton River and later resold it at auction to tenant farmers and other buyers.

One of the successful bidders was Robert Hart. and what is now the intersection of Central Park Avenue and
West Hartsdale Avenue was once Hart's Corner.  (It is now known as the Four Corners).  In the 1870's the surrounding area became known as Hartsdale.

One of Hartsdale's main attractions is it's ample recreational opportunities.  There are 19 tennis courts and
7 pools at Anthony E. Veteran Park, in nearby Ardsley.  Residents can also swim at the Fairview-Greenburgh Community Center in White Plains.  There is also ample open space with the 170-acre Ridge Road Park, owned
by the county; the 86 acre East and West Rumbrook Park, half of which is a nature preserve; the 25-acre
Secor Woods Park and the private Scarsdale Golf Club.

Another celebrated feature is the Hartsdale Canine Cemetery, on Central Park Avenue, which was created
in 1896 by Samuel Johnson, a New York City veterinarian.