The Other Harmon By Carl Oechsner Edited by Gretchen Bock Clifford B. Harmon is well-known to Crotonites as the famous aviator and real estate developer who created what he modestly advertised as "HARMON, the New City on the Hudson…

…Harmon Sales Office The building shown here (on the corner of South Riverside and Benedict, currently occupied by a nail salon) was originally the sales office for real estate developer Clifford B. Harmon. After selling some of his land to…

…Originally called simply "Harmon" (honoring Clifford B. Harmon, who donated land for station development), it adopted its present name in April 1963. Historical Operations: Prestigious trains like the 20th Century Limited would exchange electric locomotives for steam or diesel power…

…Clifford Harmon, a realtor, purchased 550 acres in 1903 and donated land for a railroad station on the condition it bear his name. The Croton-Harmon station expanded dramatically in 1906 and again in 1913, when it became the transfer…