As Yonkers grew in the late 1800's, the need for places where people could congregate for business, social, and cultural reasons was critical. Many organizations built halls and meeting places throughout the city to suit their own needs. In 1876 a group of businessmen built a large building to directly address the greater needs of all residents. This was called the Washburn Building. A few years later their fortunes failed and it was sold and renamed the Warburton Building. An extension was added and opened in 1884 called the Music Hall. The Music Hall was situated just to the north of Philipse Manor. 

Take a look at the photos and articles about its glorious past. Keep in mind that in the 1880s there was no recorded music. The only way for people to hear concerts or see performances was to see them live. Its hard to imagine what this must have been like thinking about all of the options available today. However, one of the benefits at that time was the social aspect. One needed to go out of the home to experience a concert or performance and therefore the society at that time had far more of a social nature than today.

Unfortunately as in the case of many landmarks whose time and need had run its course, it was demolished in the 1970's.