One Room with a View

Are you having any friends visiting you this summer? Where are they going to stay?  If you lived in the Edgemont area in the mid 1890's, you would have had your choice of three different hotels.

Picture above is the Greenville Hotel which was built by Carl Franck. It was located on the Northwest corner of Central Avenue and Underhill Road (where the Fort Hill Apartments are now located.) Mr. Franck bought the farm that was located there and continued operating the farm while building a hotel and a general store for the public. The hotel was torn down in 1926.

The Scarsdale Hotel was located at 30 Old Army Road and was known for its French cuisine.

The third hotel in Edgemont was located where the upper parking lot for the Shoprite Supermarket is on Ardsley Road and Central Avenue. The hotel changed names often and at various times was known at the Hillside Hotel, the Rochambeau, and the Putney Inn.