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MANUSCRIPT – LETTERS FOR WHY WE HAVE CHOSEN FHG FOR OUR HOME (1915)
Hand written letters from Forest Hills Gardens residents.
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MARGARET OLIVIA SLOCUM SAGE
What she left to whom in her will.
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MEN’S CLUB 1910’S
The program from the First Annual Ladies Night event in 1910.
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CONCEPT FOR DEVELOPING AREA EAST OF FLAGPOLE GREEN
A conceptual drawing by Atterbury, including a center tower, to develop the spot where the Leslie Apartment building sits now. Also a prospectus from Grosvenor Apartments, now called 150 Burns.
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NEWS OF FOREST HILLS GARDENS CORPORATION
Select editions of News of the Forest Hills Gardens Corporations from 1931 to 1941, including multiple photos of Cleopatra, the snow-plowing tractor in use in the 1930’s. This read more as corporate reports and are more formal than the FHG …
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THE GARDENS PLAYERS 1930S
Programs of the Gardens Players seasons from 1930 to 1933
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10 Holder Place
A prospectus, with 2 floorplans of 10 Holder Place; then known as The Greenway.
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Forests Hills Gardens Magazine from 1991
A historical look back at the development of The Gardens, histories of the Coops, some background information on the West Side Tennis Club and the whimsical maps created of The Gardens by residents in the 1920’s and 1930’s. One of …
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THE SAGE FOUNDATION HOMES COMPANY
An early construction homes brochure.
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FORTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION ~ 4TH OF JULY, 1916
The complete programs from the 1916 and 1917 July 4th Celebrations.
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PEACE AND PATRIOTISM ~ 4TH OF JULY, 1919
A message to the residents of Forest Hills Gardens on the occasion of the 143rd Anniversary of Independence, by America’s foremost war correspondent; ISAAC F. MARCOSSON
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4TH OF JULY, 1920
4th of July bulletin from 1921
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APARTMENT HOMES
The Leslie Apartments article from Long Island Life magazine, October 1915.
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ARCHITECURE 1916
Architecture magazine from 1916.
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BROCHURE FOR THE INN
Sage Foundation Homes Company brochure of Forest Hills Gardens Inn.
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FHG BULLETIN 1924
History of Forest Hills from days of the Indians and Dutch settlers up to 1924 By LUCY ALLEN SMART
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CELEBRATIONS ASSOCIATION
Forest Hills Theater program 1924
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The Church-in-the-Gardens; 1910’S
Program from the opening of the The Church-in-the-Gardens, photos from the opening and some early bulletins
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The Church-in-the-Gardens; 1920’S to 1980’s
As Remembered by Eleanor S. Pitts. Of all the churches I have seen in this country, Europe, the Pacific and Asia, there seems to me none more beautiful than our beloved Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills Gardens, New York. From both …
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COMMUNITY HOUSE BONDS PROSPECTUS (1926)
The full proposal and prospectus, including a listing of the Committee members
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COMMUNITY HOUSE OPENING 1926
The complete program from the 1926 Grand Opening of the Community House.
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DECLARATION #3, 1913
This pamphlet was issued by the Sage Foundation Homes Company for the purpose of giving information to prospective purchasers of lots in Forest Hills Gardens. Taken in connection with the Contracts of Sale, it contains all the representations on its …
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EARLY HOME SALE RECORDS
Notices from the Sage Foundation of early home sales as well as notices of sales in local newspapers.
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FOREST ARMS
Typical Floor Plan APARTMENT BUILDING FOR THE FOREST ARMS, INC.,FOREST HILLS GARDENS New York, N. Y.