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New York - Museums, Parks, Historical Buildings The NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK, founded in 1897 and locally called "the Bronx Zoo," has one of the largest collections of wild animals, birds, and reptiles in the world (3,500 animals). The 250 acres of exhibits, near Lake Agassiz and Bronx Lake, formed by Bronx River, include, besides bear dens, houses for elephants, lions, primates, zebras, land and aquatic birds, reptiles, large and small mammals, ostriches, antelopes, kangaroos, and wild swine. There are restaurants and administration buildings on the grounds. The buildings are of neo-classical design with brown Tiffany brick walls and limestone trim. The stone cornices and pediments have elaborately carved figures of animals. The NEW YORK BOTANICAL MUSEUM, together with the gardens, is one of the largest in the world. The gardens date back to the time of Pierre Lorillard, nature lover and snuff maker, who built a mill on the river in 1840, later constructed a stone mansion, and set out large, old-fashioned gardens that are still visible. After cutting through the park Fordham Road becomes a business street with department stores, offices, theaters, banks, trolleys, and busses. The PORT CHESTER LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, Westchester Ave. and Haseco St., contains a collection of Currier and Ives prints, Japanese and Chinese furniture imported by local sea captains, amusing collection of political campaign buttons of recent years, and several Indian implements found in the vicinity. The SAMUEL BROWN HOME, Browndale P1., was built in 1660. The house has been altered several times and a wing was added to the original structure 70 years ago; but interior walls, doors, and floors are unchanged. The Dutch oven and the fireplaces have been sealed. The BROWN GRAVEYARD, Indian Rd., a huddle of fallen tombstones in an overgrowth of brambles and trees, was the private burial ground of descendants of the Brown family from 1660 to 1900. Forgotten today, it lies at the rear of a vacant lot between modern bungalows. The BUSH HOMESTEAD ( 1750), Lyon Park overlooking King St., a well-preserved house  in the Colonial style, built shortly before the Revolution by Abraham Bush, a sea captain, was the headquarters in 1777-78 of Gen. Israel Putnam. The original furniture has been preserved, including the bed and desk used by "Old Put." Aaron Burr, as a colonel under Putnam, visited the house frequently. The JAY MANSION, Locust Ave. and Post Rd. (R), a two-story structure, Greek Revival in style, was built in the second quarter of the 19th century on the site of the home of John Jay. It was Jay who was largely responsible for the draft of the first New York State Constitution and who helped negotiate the treaty of peace with Great Britain at the end of the Revolutionary War. From 1790 to 1794, as first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, he handed down important decisions interpreting the new Federal Constitution. After serving two terms as Governor of New York, he retired to this 800-acre estate in 1801 and became a gentleman farmer, writing conservative political advice to newspaper editors for 28 years. His body lies in the family plot in the rear of this house. The HAVILAND INN, on Purchase St. (R), was built in 1730 and is now the village hall. The original windows are intact; the beams are wooden-pegged; hand-hewn shingles cover three-quarters of the structure; several of the doors have Colonial "HL" hinges. Dame Tamar Haviland, a war widow, was here hostess to Washington on several occasions. John Adams and General Lafayette danced Virginia reels in the ballroom on the second floor. MAMARONECK was settled by English farmers about 1650. Woolen cloth, food, perfume oil, and motor oil factories provide local employment for some of the residents, but the majority are commuters to New York City. Seven yacht clubs have private basins along the jagged shore line of the village harbor. Swinging between private estates, the Post Road swings to Long Island Sound, but presents only a dismal view of marshland, fishing huts, and boat docks. The estates of Ethel Barrymore, James Montgomery Flagg, and Robert ("Believe It or Not") Ripley are near the village. Inns and taverns, decorated with chromium in the modern manner, are numerous S. of the village. PELHAM MANOR, a purely suburban community, was named for Thomas Pell, who in 1664 purchased lands along the sound from the Siwanoys. The title was later confirmed by James II of England and the territory formed into the Manor of Pelham. The Empire State Building Metropolitan Opera House Brooklyn Bridge New York Harbour Art Print Buy at AllPosters.com New York Art Print Buy at AllPosters.com