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Wave Hill

Historic house in the Bronx, New York

Field	Value
name	Wave Hill
image	File:Wave hill house, August 2019.jpg
image_size	325px
caption	Wave Hill House
location	West 249th Street and Independence Avenue
coordinates
locmapin	New York City#New York#USA
built	1843
architect	Multiple
architecture	Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
added	September 9, 1983
area	20.9 acre
refnum	83001646
designated_other2_name	New York City Landmark
designated_other2_date	June 21, 1966
designated_other2_abbr	NYCL
designated_other2_link	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
designated_other2_number	0131
designated_other2_color	#FFE978

Wave Hill is a 28 acre estate in the Hudson Hill section of Riverdale in the Bronx, New York City. Wave Hill currently consists of public horticultural gardens and a cultural center, all situated on the slopes overlooking the Hudson River, with expansive views across the river to the New Jersey Palisades. The estate includes two houses and a botanical garden. The oldest part of the main house, Wave Hill House, dates to 1843; Glyndor House dates from 1927 and contains a multi-room art gallery. Perkins Visitor Center, which was originally a garage, contains a gift shop and an information desk.

During the late 19th century and early 20th century, numerous highly notable people resided in Wave Hill, either because they owned it, leased it, or stayed there as guests. In 1960, the estate was given to the City of New York, and Wave Hill is now a cultural center as well as a garden. In addition to visual arts exhibits, paid-ticket concert series take place on some Sunday afternoons in Armor Hall. Wave Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a New York City designated landmark.

History

The original Wave Hill House was a gray fieldstone mansion built in 1843 by lawyer William Lewis Morris. It was owned from 1866 to 1903 by publisher William Henry Appleton, who enlarged the house in between 1866 and 1869 and again in 1890, and added greenhouses and gardens to the grounds.

The house was purchased in 1903 by George Walbridge Perkins, a partner of J. P. Morgan, along with adjacent property, including Glyndor, a house built by the Harriman family in 1888, which later burned down and was rebuilt in 1927. In 1910, Perkins added an underground building for recreation which included a bowling alley. Perkins performed extensive landscaping on the site and leased Wave Hill House to an eminent ichthyologist, Bashford Dean of the American Museum of Natural History, who built a stone addition to the building as a private museum, Armor Hall.

Other famous residents of the estate included the conductor Arturo Toscanini (1942–1945) and chief members of the British Delegation to the United Nations (1950–1956).

In 2005, Wave Hill was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.

On an annual basis, about 65,000 people visit Wave Hill, making it one of the most popular sites in Riverdale.

Gardens

Wave Hill's formal gardens feature a variety of plants, usually based on type. Garden areas include:

The T. H. Everett Alpine House, named for Thomas H. Everett, who advocated for the preservation and restoration of Wave Hill as a New York City Landmark
Herb and Dry Gardens
Aquatic & Monocot Garden
Bee hives in the woodland area
The Herbert & Hyonja Abrons Woodland, 10 acre of native second-growth forest, with a woodland path that stretches around the perimeter of the property
The Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory, named after Wave Hill's founding Director of Horticulture, Marco Polo Stufano, including the Palm House, the Tropical House, and the Cactus and Succulent House
The perennial Flower Garden
Pergola and vistas of the Hudson River and the New Jersey Palisades
Special Collections, including the Shade Border, Elliptical Garden and Conifer Slope
Wild Garden Additionally, Wave Hill's gardens is a hotspot for birding in New York City, with 127 species to date — including ruby-throated hummingbirds, great blue herons, and bald eagles.

It also abuts Riverdale Park.

Programs

Wave Hill offers a variety of programming around horticulture, the arts, and education.

Visitors to Wave Hill may visit art exhibitions in Glyndor House, home to Wave Hill’s art galleries, as well as in locations throughout the grounds. Exhibitions typically include artwork inspired by Wave Hill or nature more broadly. Temporary exhibitions are presented throughout the year.

Additionally, Wave Hill’s Winter Workspace program hosts artists at Glyndor House for working sessions of six to eight weeks from January through April. Working artists are able to use the gardens and resources of the site in their work and to share their work in open studios with the public.

Shop

The Shop contains gifts from local artists as well as nature-themed and handmade items. The Shop is located in the Perkins Visitors Center.

Cafe and Terrace

The Cafe is located in the Wave Hill House and offers a variety of hot and cold foods. The Cafe includes indoor eating areas and access to the Kate French Terrace located behind the Wave Hill House.

Gallery

File:Wave Hill5.jpg|The Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory, with the original portico built in 1906 File:Wave Hill2.jpg|Herb and Dry Gardens File:Cactus house at Wave Hill 2014.JPG|The Cactus and Succulent House collection that includes more than 1,100 contained-grown plants File:Woodland path Wave Hill 1.jpg|Part of the Abrons Woodland path File:Wave Hill3.jpg|View from the terrace of the Alpine House File:Glyndor House, August 2019.jpg|Glyndor House File:WaveHill-Spring-Chionodoxa.jpg|alt=Wave Hill's Woodlands in the spring.|Wave Hill's Woodlands in the spring, with chionodoxa blooming File:Wave Hill4.jpg|Rose arbor in the Flower Garden

References

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Sommer, Jack. (November 5, 2015). "One of the oldest and most beautiful parks in New York is hidden in the Bronx — and the fall season just makes it more breathtaking". Business Insider.
James, George. (September 28, 1986). "Thomas H. Everett Dies at 83; Major Figure in Horticulture". The New York Times.
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"Herbert & Hyonja Abrons Woodland".
"Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory".
"Flower Garden".
"Pergola".
"The Wild Garden".
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"Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory".
"Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory".

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