CHAPTER XIV 



KINGSBRIDGE 



THE northwest corner of the Borough at Mount Saint 

 Vincent was a part of the Philipseburgh Manor; and 

 when the Commissioners of Forfeiture sold the seques- 

 trated estates of Colonel Frederick Philipse in 1785, Captain 

 John Warner of the Revolutionary army became the purchaser 

 of a large farm, extending for half a mile along the Hudson. 

 A part of the farm came into the possession of the famous actor, 

 Edwin Forrest, in 1847. He called his place "Font Hill," 

 and he erected upon it a handsome, castellated stone residence, 

 intending that, after his death, it should become a home for 

 aged actors. The plan of the home materialized, but it is not 

 located in Yonkers, as this was known until 1873. "Forrest's 

 Castle, " as the building is frequently called, has been for many 

 years prominent among the many beautiful and palatial 

 residences that adorn the river banks. In December, 1856, 

 Forrest disposed of his property to the Sisters of Charity. 



The Sisters of Charity is a society of women regularly in- 

 corporated under the laws of the State of New York. It is 

 one of the numerous benevolent associations of the Roman 

 Catholic Church, and has various branches throughout the 

 State, conducting hospitals, schools, asylums, and charitable 

 work of all kinds. The headquarters of the society are at 



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