"Yonkers in the
Victorian Era"
A Photographic
Exhibit
at Historic Philipse
Manor Hall
February 1 - March
15, 2014
To gain an understanding of what life was like in Yonkers
during the Victorian Era (1837-1901), we must rely on first hand written accounts and interviews conducted long ago, since
there is no one alive to day to ask.
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A First Hand Recollection
of life in Yonkers in 1876 as remembered in 1922.
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Jacob Read, one of Yonkers oldest and respected citizens in the late 1800's describes
life in Yonkers from 1829 through 1895 when the interview below was written. He owned the Yonkers Sugar Refinery for
40 years before selling it in the early 1890's. Mr. Read died in Yonkers, January 1899.
As you view the photographs, many of which are
described in this website, it will be apparent that Yonkers attracted the best, brightest and many of the wealthiest from
New York City, its neighbor to the south. "The City of Gracious Living" it truly was!
