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Purchase | |
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Hamlet | |
  Purchase Location of Purchase inNew York state | |
| Coordinates:41°2′26″N73°42′52″W / 41.04056°N 73.71444°W /41.04056; -73.71444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | Harrison |
| Named after | John Harrison's purchase |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.6 sq mi (17 km2) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 5,391 |
| • Density | 820/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 10577 |
Purchase is ahamlet in the town ofHarrison inWestchester County, New York, United States. One myth explains that its name is derived from Harrison's purchase, where John Harrison was to be granted as much land as he could ride in one day.[1] Purchase is home toState University of New York at Purchase andManhattanville College and is one of the richest communities on the east coast.[2]
In 1695, John Harrison, aQuaker fromFlushing, Queens, "purchased of the Indians a tract of land about nine miles in length and nearly three in width... The Indians reserved 'such whitewood trees as shall be found suitable to make canoes of..." Large numbers of Friends came to settle there. They called it "Harrison's Purchase," or simply "The Purchase" and it is still known today as Purchase, NY. A Quaker meeting house was erected there in 1727.[3]
In 1967, 200 residents stated support for a plan to incorporate Purchase so corporations could not build in the community.[4] In response, officials from theTown of Harrison put forward plans to try to become a city in an attempt to stop Purchase from seceding from the Town of Harrison.[5]
There are many historic sites located in Purchase. The grounds that SUNY Purchase now occupies was once Strathglass Farms, a dairy farm. TheQuaker Friends Meeting house was founded in the 18th century. The original building fell victim to fire years ago and the present one is an accurate reconstruction. Before the headquarters ofPepsi was built, the Blind Brook Polo Club was located on that site.Amelia Earhart flew her plane from the polo grounds. Many colonial era homes and unspoiled natural woodlands have decreased in the last 30 years due to residential development. The Old Oaks Country Club, originally named 'Hill Crest', is a splendid mansion house built in the late 1880s by millionaire Trenor Luther Park and his wife Julia Catlin Park. Trenor Luther was aHarvard Graduate, who studied law, and a silk merchant. His father,Trenor William Park, funded thePanama Railway, ran for Vice President of the United States in 1864 and was involved with the California Gold Mines. Purchase is also known for being one of the richest areas in the country.
TheReid Hall, Manhattanville College was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1974.[6]
Mastercard's headquarters,Mastercard International Global Headquarters;[7][8][9]PepsiCo;[10]Atlas Air and its subsidiaryPolar Air Cargo;[11][12]Central National-Gottesman andTeladoc Health are headquartered in Purchase.Pernod Ricard has offices in Purchase.[13]
Lenovo had previously maintained its U.S. headquarters in Purchase. In 2006, the company announced it was moving toMorrisville, North Carolina.[14]
The average household income in Purchase is estimated to be approximately $352,000.[15]
In 2018,Bloomberg ranked 10577 the fifth wealthiest ZIP Code in the United States.[16]
The hamlet "was used to film a sizeable chunk of the second season" ofThe Sinner in summer 2018; one featured location is the Cobble Stone Restaurant.[17][18]
Purchase School[19] is the local K–5 elementary school, which is part of theHarrison Central School District.[20]Harrison High School is the local high school, which offers theIB Diploma Programme, and which is the only high school operated by the Harrison Central School District. Harrison High School also serves the entire area of the Town of Harrison, including the Village of Harrison, which is economically diverse. In 2010, Superintendent of the Harrison Central School District, Louis N. Wool was named Superintendent of the Year inNew York State.[21]
Keio Academy of New York, a Japanese international boarding school, is in Purchase.
Purchase is home to theState University of New York at Purchase andManhattanville University, as well as the Westchester Campus ofFordham University, a privateJesuitresearch university.Keio University also operates a high school namedKeio Academy of New York.
Purchase is known for the Purchase Community House (PCH), home of the Purchase Day Camp (PDC). It also runs after-school activities during the rest of the year. On the PCH property, there are four pools and numerous playing fields. The Purchase Free Library is also located on the PCH property.[22]
TheDonald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens at the PepsiCo headquarters and theNeuberger Museum of Art atPurchase College are two significant art collections found in the community.
During the 1980s, the city hosted the festival Pepsico Summerfare, known for their opera productions which includedBenjamin Britten'sNoye's Fludde (1981–84),David Eaton'sThe Cry of Clytaemnestra (1982), andPeter Sellars'sLittle Mahagonny/Cantata 60: Conversations with Fear and Hope After Death (1985), Peter Sellars's productions ofMozart'sCosì fan tutte (1986),Don Giovanni (1987) andLe nozze di Figaro (1988). Now, SUNY produces two operas each year.[23]
The first annual meeting of theNorth American Vexillological Association was hosted in Purchase.[24]
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