In 1885-86, Pierre Lorillard IV created his breathtakingly beautiful sportsman's preserve out of a mountain wilderness. It is an enclave of mansions and beautifully designed houses by the best-known architects of the day clustered around three sparkling lakes beneath the lovely Ramapo Mountains. All this, and less than an hour's drive from New York City.
    The roads wind through 2,050 acres of parkland, charming because of its craggy, unspoiled beauty, and intriguing in this era of overcrowding and suburban development, because of its spectacular architecture and environmental planning. Tuxedo Park is a well-preserved village that lies peaceful and absolutely secure beyond a manned gatehouse that insures privacy, security, and tranquility.
    A designated historic district, Tuxedo Park retains a number of significant residences, some of which date from 1886, and exemplifies nearly every important style of American domestic architecture.
    Bruce Price, a famous turn-of-the-century architect, under the direction of Pierre Lorillard, and with a crew of 1,800 immigrant laborers, in eight months time yielded 30 miles of roads bordered by possibly some of the most spectacularly beautiful stone walls to be seen today. Lorillard encouraged Price to exploit the rough materials found in the area and to subordinate the design of the residences to the natural beauty of the environment.
    The most popular styles of contemporary architecture were built in Tuxedo Park in the 1890's. Structures in the Tudor Revival, Spanish Mission, Georgian, Jacobean, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne and Dutch Colonial Revival are all represented.
    The architects whose work appears in Tuxedo Park read like a Who's Who of the times, including Bruce Price, McKim, Mead & White, Walker & Gillette, Donn Barber, William A. Bates, T. Henry Randall, William A. Potter, Warren & Wetmore, Carrere & Hastings, John Russell Pope, T. Markoe Robertson, James Brown Lord, Richard Howland Hunt, Russell Sturgis and William Lescaze. Few communities in the country retain such a remarkable number of these mansions in such pristine condition.

The Village of Tuxedo Park

For all information about Government, Education and Transportation

Please go to the following website: www.tuxedopark-ny.gov

Orange County, New York

For all information about the Orange County please go to the following website: www.co.orange.ny.us

Schools

There is a private school located in the Park and an excellent public school
in the town of Tuxedo. Please see details at   www.tuxedoparkschool.com

Security

Entrance and exit for the approximately 300 families residing in the Park and
their guests is strictly controlled by 2 police gates.

Tuxedo Club

The Tuxedo Club is a private club with swimming pool, tennis courts, squash, racquet and Court Tennis courts, boat house with rental boats, golf course, and main clubhouse containing dining room, bar, ballroom, small apartments for weekend or summer rental for club members only, and several other entertainment rooms.

For more information please call (845) 351-4791 or see   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuxedo_Club

Shopping

Shopping facilities are abundant both in the town itself (groceries, cleaners, etc...)
as well as numerous malls up and down Route 17.

Woodbury Common Premium Outlet Center with its collection of
brand name designer stores is only a few miles away.

Recreation

Skiing
Sterling Forest Ski Area is only 4 miles away

Hiking
Two of the largest State Parks of New York are right at your front door:
- Harriman State Park
- Sterling Forest State Park

Shooting
Thunder Mountain Trap & Skeet Shooting Range in Ringwood, New Jersey

Commuting to and from Tuxedo Park

Driving Directions

Tuxedo Park is located approximately 45 minutes to an hour from New York City
and Greenwich. There are numerous ways of getting to the park.

From New York City

Palisades Parkway

George Washington Bridge (Upper Level, Right Lane)
Exit bridge onto Palisades Parkway (North)
Exit Palisades Parkway at Exit 9W (New York State Thruway, 87 North and 287 West.)
Take N.Y. State Thruway North to Exit 15A
    (Hillburn, Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tuxedo Park). 15A is after exit 15.
At Exit 15A, make a left at the light onto Route 17 North through Sloatsburg
    until you reach Tuxedo (+/- 4 miles).
Pass the Tuxedo railroad station and make a left at the blinking light
    leading into Tuxedo Park.

 
Route 4 / 17

George Washington Bridge (Upper Level, Right Lane)
Exit bridge onto Route 4 West. Exit Route 4 onto Route 17 North.
   where Route 17 intersects with the New York State Thruway,
   stay left going towards "Albany and North".
Take N.Y. State Thruway to Exit 15A (Hillburn, Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tuxedo Park)
    - the first exit after you land on the Thruway. 15A is after exit 15.
At Exit 15A, make a left at the light onto Route 17 North through Sloatsburg
   until you reach Tuxedo (+/- 4 miles).
Pass the Tuxedo railroad station and make a left at the blinking light
    leading into Tuxedo Park.

 
From Greenwich

Take I-95 South toward New York City.
Exit onto I-287 West (Cross Westchester Expy), exit 21,
    toward White Plains/Tappan Zee Bridge.
or

Take Merritt Parkway South toward New York City.

Exit onto I-287 West (Cross Westchester Expy) toward White Plains/Tappan Zee Bridge.
Merge onto I-87 North (New York State Thruway) toward Albany.
Take N.Y. State Thruway North to Exit 15A (Hillburn, Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tuxedo Park).
    15A is after exit 15.
At Exit 15A, make a left at the light onto Route 17 North through Sloatsburg
     until you reach Tuxedo (+/- 4 miles).
Pass the Tuxedo railroad station and make a left at the blinking light
    leading into Tuxedo Park.

Public Transportation

Tuxedo Park has one-hour commuter service available by bus and train to New York City.

For Train Schedules please go to www.njtransit.com/sf_tr_schedules.shtml

For Bus Schedules please go to www.njtransit.com/sf_bu_schedules.shtml

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