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"Charming, quiet, green, with a darling Main Street, stunning river views, a burgeoning dining scene (Been to the Red Hat lately? What about Day Boat Cafe, Chutney Masala, or Mima?), this unassuming rivertown is pretty near perfect. Tucked in next to the mighty Hudson, Irvington, named after Washington Irving, who had the smarts to not only write 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' but to live in town (Sunnyside, his cottage, is now a tourist destination), scored the highest in our tally. ... " This gushing display of flattery was how Elsa Brenner summed up Irvington, New York in the October 2010 edition of "Westchester Magazine" in an article naming it the best place to live in Westchester County.
Ideally situated on the Hudson River's East bank and only 40 minutes by train from Midtown Manhattan, Irvington, New York has real estate's most desired attribute: location, location, location. From Wickquasgeck Native Americans to English settlers, as well as a home set afire during the Revolutionary War by angry British soldiers, this Westchester county village also has rich history and local color to boot. Writer Washington Irving served as the inspiration for the area's name and, along with Louis Comfort Tiffany of luminary lamp fame, is one of the locals' favorite names to drop. Some refer to this swanky spot as "Irvington-on-Hudson" due to its waterfront digs and oh so sophisticated air, but residents keep it simple by sticking to Irvington.
Historic homes from the 1900s practically rank as new construction compared to estates originating in the 1800s