MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING: A VILLAGE
HALLMARK The 1910's brought suburban growth to several other areas of the
village and ushered in two additional forms of residential
construction – the suburban apartment building and community
houses, which are imaginative row houses, today known as town
houses.
Apartments above retail shops also made their appearance.
Lawrence built most of the early apartments in Bronxville, including
Gramatan Court and the Alger Court complex.
Designed by William Bates, the apartment buildings matched
Lawrence Park’s single family homes in size and architectural
interest. The first town houses in Westchester County and among the
earliest in the country, Lawrence conceived of Kensington Terrace as
an ideal way to offer the pleasures of suburban living without
home-owning duties and domestic cares.
Lawrence’s vision
continues to give Bronxville’s one-square mile an unusual mix
of housing stock, ranging from rental studio apartments to million dollar mansions.
