Villa Lewaro, Palisades

Name: Villa Lewaro
Address: Palisades, United States

#7 among attractions in Palisades

Palladian architecture

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'Villa Lewaro, is a 34-room 20,000-square-foot mansion located at Fargo Lane and North Broadway in Irvington, New York, 30 miles north of New York City. It was built from 1916 to 1918, and was designed in the Italianate style by architect Vertner Tandy for A’lelia Walker, for her mother, Madam C.J. Walker. An additional site of residence with business occupancy was established in Harlem buttressing this Dark Tower thus completing the Walker property portfolio. ()

Coordinates: 41°2'35"N, 73°51'50"W

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Palisades United States

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Villa Lewaro – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St. Barnabas, Lyndhurst Mansion, Irvington Town Hall, Sunnyside.

~1290 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St. Barnabas, Palisades
7 min walk • The Church of St. Barnabas is an Episcopal house of worship in Irvington, New York, United States. It is a stone Gothic Revival structure whose oldest sections date to the mid-19th century, with several expansions undertaken since then. The reputedly haunted church complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
0.9 miN
History museum, Museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown
23 min walk • Lyndhurst, also known as the Jay Gould estate, is a Gothic Revival country house that sits in its own 67-acre park beside the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, about a half mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge on US 9.
~1790 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Irvington Town Hall, Irvington
9 min walk • Irvington Town Hall is located on Main Street in the village of Irvington in the U.S. state of New York. In addition to being home to the village government, police department, and until 2000 the public library, it has a public reading room in keeping with the requirements of the original land deed.
0.4 miNW
History museum, Museum, Romantic architecture
Sunnyside, Tarrytown
12 min walk • Sunnyside is a historic house on 10 acres along the Hudson River, in Tarrytown, New York. It was the home of the American author Washington Irving, best known for his short stories, such as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
~1960 ftN
Memorial
Washington Irving Memorial, Irvington
10 min walk • The Washington Irving Memorial is located at Broadway and West Sunnyside Lane in Irvington, New York. It features a bust of Irving and sculptures of two of his better-known characters by Daniel Chester French, set in a small stone plaza at the street corner designed by Charles A.
1.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Woodlands Lake, Irvington
41 min walk • Woodlands Lake is a reservoir in Greenburgh, New York. It is an impoundment of the Saw Mill River. It is located in VE Macy Park.
~1740 ftSW
Monuments and statues
Rip Van Winkle Statue, Palisades
9 min walk • Rip Van Winkle is a life-size bronze statue of Washington Irving's literary character from his 1819 short story, Rip Van Winkle, in Irvington, New York. It was designed by Richard Masloski and unveiled in 2002.
~1580 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
McVickar House, Palisades
8 min walk • The McVickar House is located at 131 Main Street in Irvington, New York, United States. It is a wooden frame house built in the middle of the 19th century in the Greek Revival architectural style with some Picturesque decorative touches added later.
0.5 miW
Harbor
Bridge Street Properties, Palisades
13 min walk • Bridge Street Properties is the name given to the redevelopment of a factory site on the Hudson River in Irvington, New York, United States.
0.9 miE
Universities and schools
East Irvington School, Irvington
23 min walk • The East Irvington School, or East Irvington Public School, is a former school building that served the neighborhood of that name in the town of Greenburgh, New York, United States as part of the Irvington School District.
0.6 miS
Village, Neighbourhood
Irvington, Palisades
16 min walk • Irvington, sometimes known as Irvington-on-Hudson, is an affluent suburban village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York, United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Villa Lewaro?

Nearby attractions include Church of St. Barnabas, Palisades (7 min walk), McVickar House, Palisades (8 min walk), Rip Van Winkle Statue, Palisades (9 min walk), Irvington Town Hall, Irvington (9 min walk).

How to get to Villa Lewaro by public transport?

The nearest stations to Villa Lewaro:

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Irvington (14 min walk)
Ardsley-on-Hudson (34 min walk)