ward , ▁le ased ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁High lands ▁Country ▁Club ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁golf ▁course . ▁ ▁As ▁G arrison ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁area ▁to ▁build ▁large ▁rivers ide ▁est ates , ▁the ▁properties ▁remained ▁un touch ed ▁but ▁were ▁also ▁largely ▁ignored ▁by ▁any ▁histor ians ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁however , ▁Thomas ▁Hot chk iss , ▁a ▁Pe ek sk ill ▁man ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Historic ▁American ▁Build ings ▁Survey , ▁visited ▁what ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" G allow ay ▁Farm house ", ▁then ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁gre ens keeper ' s ▁l odge , ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁brief ▁report ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁taking ▁photograph s ▁and ▁making ▁sketch es . ▁Hot chk iss ▁noted ▁the ▁unique ▁historic ity ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁buildings ▁that ▁were ▁so ▁old ▁having ▁surv ived ▁the ▁later ▁sur ge ▁of ▁local ▁development , ▁and ▁documented ▁some ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁buildings , ▁particularly ▁the ▁mill ▁wheel ' s ▁exterior ▁g ear ing , ▁that ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁lost . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁it ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Space ▁Institute ▁( OS I ), ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ ▁par cel ▁that ▁became ▁Ar den ▁Point ▁State ▁Park . ▁O SI ▁renov ated ▁the ▁mill , ▁and ▁has ▁allowed ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁continue ▁its ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁golf ▁course , ▁since ▁that ▁pres erves ▁the ▁original ▁agricult ural ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land . ▁