Briarcliff Manor History Trivia Quiz - Notebook Vol. 2020-4

Test your knowledge of the history of our village

DIRECTIONS: See how many of the sites pictured below you can identify. We will post the answers in two weeks on the Events Page of our website at https://www.briarcliffhistory.org/events-news and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BriarcliffHistory/

Good Luck.

1. What was the name of this thriving business which served customers throughout Manhattan, Westchester and Connecticut? Although this building no longer exists, homes built for some of the workers can still be found on North State Road.

2. Where is this building on Pleasantville Road which was built around 1906? The second story was removed during renovations following a fire.

3. Name this building on Pleasantville Road built by James Stillman as a diary and used by Walter Law as an office for Briarcliff Farms and later Briarcliff Realty.

4. Name this school which was originally built by Frank and Narcissa Vanderlip on their estate to educate their children and the children of their friends? It was the first Montessori school in the country.

5. Name the popular tea house and inn which operated out of this building up to the 1930s. It was originally built as the home of James Whitson. Today it is the site of the Parish House of the Briarcliff Congregational Church.

6. This room furnished with Stickley furniture and valuable carpets was the main waiting room of the Briarcliff Manor train station. What is it today?

7. These gate posts along North State Road, just beyond the village boundary, mark the original entrance to Juniper Ledge which was the home of which famous suffragist?

8. Name this house which was built by William Whitehead Fuller and later owned by circus owner, Bernard Van Leer, who housed his elephants and circus horses in the barn. Today it is a restaurant.

9. What is the name of the building which currently occupies the site of this structure built in 1908 as an elementary school? It was nicknamed the “Alamo” for its Spanish style.

10. These columns mark the original main entrance to which estate in Briarcliff? They were moved from the National City Bank building in Manhattan during renovations in 1908.