32 Undercliff Street
Also listed as 30 Undercliff Street
Park Hill (2002)
approx. pp. 659-660
Lower Elevator House; 4 1/2-story building; rubblestone base; stucco and half timber above; one-story rubblestone entrance porch; shingle gables; tall stone chimneys.
Alterations: Extensively rebuilt in 1992-93 following fire.
Significance: Park Hill (2002), pp. 742-755, identifies this as the lower depot for the 1893 incline elevator, a Neo-Tudor structure incorporating half-timbering, bay windows, and a prominent stone porte-cochere; although rebuilt after fire damage in 1992-93, it remains part of the surviving elevator-house pair associated with Park Hill's early commuter amenities.
Park Hill West (1994)
approx. p. 43
Lower Elevator House; three and one-half story, two major bay, frame Medieval Revival-inspired style depot; rectangular plan; round-arched recessed entrance with half-round porch; large round-arched and six-over-one double hung sash windows; half-timbering; small side tower with octagonal roof; random-rubble chimneys; intersecting gabled roof. Extensively rebuilt 1992-1993 after fire.
Significance: Park Hill West (1994), pp. 48-58, identifies this as the lower depot for the 1893 incline elevator, a Medieval Revival structure incorporating half-timbering, bay windows, and a prominent stone porte-cochere; although rebuilt after fire damage, it remains part of the surviving elevator-house pair associated with Park Hill's early commuter amenities.
Vacant Lot.
Park Hill (1984)
approx. pp. 32-33
This is a 3 story eclectic house with a gable roof and multiple cross gables. There are numerous porch projections, large overhanging eaves and half-timbering throughout.
Noteworthy: Originally base of elevator for Park Hill
Alterations: Windows modernized
Significance: Park Hill (1984), pp. 424-435, identifies this as the lower depot of the elevator house, a Pseudo-Medieval structure with half-timbering, bay windows, and a stone porte-cochere, later covered with modern siding.
Surveyor: Diane Lutters · Builder: American Real Estate Company
Park Hill Homes (1912)
approx. p. 1
The 1912 *Park Hill Homes* booklet illustrates the lower elevator house from the Putnam Division railroad station.
Yonkers Illustrated (1901)
approx. p. 110
The illustrated view shows a large multi-story building on a wooded hillside, reached by a long, steep wooden staircase with railings and surrounded by bare trees and stone retaining walls.
Related source items (1898, 1909, and 1913)
An 1898 line drawing, a 1909 postcard, and a 1913 view show the incline elevator system and lower elevator house as conspicuous transit infrastructure rather than ordinary residential property.
- 1898 A Yonkers Historical Society line drawing captioned "The Incline Elevator at Park Hill, N.Y." shows the upper elevator structure, covered approach, descending incline track, elevator car, and lower elevator house. Source: Yonkers Historical Society.
- 1909 A Yonkers Public Library postcard captioned "Park Hill Elevator House, Yonkers, N.Y." shows the lower elevator-house building with half-timbering, steep gables, a prominent bay window, chimneys, climbing vegetation, and a small entrance porch reached by stairs. Source: Yonkers Public Library.
- 1913 A view of the incline/elevator complex shows the lower elevator house, the steep covered incline or stair/elevator route, and the upper structure on the hillside above. Source: Yonkers Historical Society.