[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The land belonging to this estate is that portion of the point lying outside of the salt meadows, the nc. k adjoining the mainland being the property of the Van Cortlandts. Of the two hundred acres which compose the estate, seventy-live are devoted to the cultivation of the grape. There are besides exten-sive apple orchards and hot-houses for the cultivation of roses. The manufacture of bricks was begun on the point by William A. Underbill, in 1837. There are now two brickyards which make sixty-four thousand Croton front brick per day, and one manufactory of enameled bricks, for tiling, wainscot-ing, etc., erected in 1883. The supply of clay is of the best quality and practically inexhaustible. Shad-lishing also forms an important industry. On the north or right bank of the Croton River, and not far from Croton Point, stands the ancient manor-house of the Van Cortlandts. It is sheltered from the cold north winds by a wooded hill, faces the south and commands a fine view of the river. At one side of the main entrance is the date of its erection, H>X7,and it must, therefore, have been built by Colonel Stephanus Van < 'ortlandt, the first lord of the manor. It is a frame building with basement and one >tory and a half, flanked at both sides by wings. From the roof project dormer windows. It contains many fam-ily portraits and souvenirs and autographs of distin-guished men. Many whose names are well known were entertained at this house by its hospitable propri-etors.