Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers

Name: Sarah Lawrence College
Address: 1 Mead Way, Yonkers, 10708, United States
Telephone: (914) 337-0700

#69 among attractions in Yonkers

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Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sarah Lawrence emphasizes scholarship, particularly in the humanities, performing arts, and writing, and places high value on independent study. Originally a women's college, Sarah Lawrence became coeducational in 1968. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1926 (98 years ago)Coordinates: 40°56'5"N, 73°50'44"W

Address

1 Mead WayLawrence ParkYonkers 10708 United States

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(914) 337-0700

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Sarah Lawrence College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Empire City Casino, Cross County Shopping Center, Tuckahoe, Church of St. Joseph.

1.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Empire City Casino, Yonkers
40 min walk • Yonkers Raceway & Empire City Casino, founded in 1899 as the Empire City Race Track, is a one-half-mile standardbred harness racing dirt track and slots racino located at the intersection of Central Park Avenue and Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers, New York, near the New York City border.
0.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cross County Shopping Center, Yonkers
17 min walk • Cross County Center, also known as Cross County Shopping Center, an open-air shopping mall located at the junction of the NYS Thruway and Cross County Parkway, in the Kimball neighborhood of Yonkers, New York, United States. The mall hosts over 100 stores and restaurants, including anchor store Macy's, and is managed by Marx Realty.
1.4 miNE
Area
Tuckahoe, Yonkers
37 min walk • Tuckahoe is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. One-and-a-half miles long and three-fourths of a mile wide, with the Bronx River serving as its western boundary, the Village of Tuckahoe is approximately sixteen miles north of midtown Manhattan in Southern Westchester County.
0.7 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St. Joseph, Yonkers
17 min walk • The Church of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church located in the Village of Bronxville in Westchester County, New York. Officially founded as a parish of the Archdiocese of New York in 1922, the Church of St. Joseph consists of the parish church, adjacent parochial St. Joseph School, rectory, and parish center.
1.4 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
First United Methodist Church, Yonkers
36 min walk • First United Methodist Church, also known as Chester Hill ME Church, is a historic United Methodist church at 227 E. Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, United States.
1 miW
Universities and schools
Saint Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers
26 min walk • St. Joseph's Seminary and College, sometimes referred to as Dunwoodie after the Yonkers, New York neighborhood it is located in, is the major seminary of the Archdiocese of New York. Its primary mission is to form men for the priesthood in the Catholic Church.
0.7 miE
Church
Reformed Church of Bronxville, Yonkers
19 min walk • The Reformed Church of Bronxville is a parish church of the Reformed Church in America, and previously the Dutch Reformed Church, located in Bronxville, New York.
1.3 miNW
Museum, History museum
Sherwood House, Yonkers
34 min walk • Sherwood House is a historic home located at Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1740 and is a 3-story frame structure on an exposed basement built into a hillside. Additions and modifications took place about 1810, 1850, and 1880. It features a 2-story porch spanning the entire facade and 2 dutch doors.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood, Neoclassical architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Lawrence Park Historic District, Yonkers
15 min walk • Lawrence Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Bronxville, Westchester County, New York. The district contains 94 contributing buildings, the majority of which are architecturally or historically significant.
0.6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Cedar Knolls, Yonkers
15 min walk • Cedar Knolls is an affluent district of the City of Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. It shares the zip code and postal address of the neighboring village of Bronxville.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Dunwoodie, Yonkers
24 min walk • Dunwoodie is a neighborhood in Yonkers, New York, noted for being the home of St. Joseph's Seminary on Valentine Hill. Dunwoodie is located north of the Seminary, while Dunwoodie Heights includes the seminary and what is south of it.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sarah Lawrence College?

Nearby attractions include Plashbourne Estate, Yonkers (9 min walk), Lawrence Park Historic District, Yonkers (15 min walk), Cedar Knolls, Yonkers (15 min walk), Church of St. Joseph, Yonkers (17 min walk).

How to get to Sarah Lawrence College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sarah Lawrence College:

Train

Fleetwood (16 min walk)
Bronxville (19 min walk)