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The Greek Revival style, Wave Hill house was built in 1843 as a country home for attorney William Lewis Morris. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin, Theodore Roosevelt's family, and Mark Twain leased the home because of its terrific views of the Hudson River and the New Jersey Palisades. In 1903, George W. Perkins, a partner of J.P. Morgan, purchased Wave Hill House and began building gardens, greenhouses, terraces, a swimming pool, and a recreational facility. "The land was graded and contoured, rare trees and shrubs were planted on the broad lawns, and the gardens were created to blend harmoniously with the natural beauty of the Hudson River highlands." Wave Hill was deeded to the City of New York in 1960. Today it is maintained as a non-profit corporation that offers programs in horticulture, environmental education, woodland management, and the visual and performing arts.
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