▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁of ▁East chester ▁Bay . ▁A ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Steph enson ▁family ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁to ▁Ab ij ah ▁Hamm ond , ▁who ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁m ansion ▁( l ater ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁Silver ▁Beach ▁Garden ▁Corporation ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁area ▁remained ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁large ▁far ms , ▁converted ▁into ▁est ates . ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Morris ▁family ▁purchased ▁a ▁large ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁there . ▁They ▁built ▁two ▁m ans ions ▁and ▁many ▁c ott ages ▁and ▁service ▁buildings . ▁The ▁Morris ▁est ates ▁had ▁a ▁private ▁dock ▁in ▁Morris ▁C ove , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Em erson ▁Avenue , ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁nearly ▁a ▁mile ▁of ▁sh or eline . ▁After ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Coll is ▁P . ▁Hun ting ton , ▁the ▁rail road ▁builder , ▁owned ▁an ▁extensive ▁par cel , ▁which ▁his ▁he irs ▁held ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁almost ▁the ▁last ▁estate ▁on ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck . ▁Hun ting ton ' s ▁property ▁was ▁previously ▁owned ▁by ▁Frederick ▁C . ▁Hav em ey er ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁sugar ▁magn ate , ▁and ▁the ▁Hav em ey er - H un ting ton ▁m ansion ▁is ▁now ▁home ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁High ▁School , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Th ro gs ▁Ne ck ▁Park