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Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection
…Harmon in Biplane
Clifford B. Harmon, aviator and real estate developer, seated in a biplane. Harmon built 'Harmon, the New City' around the Croton railroad stop, giving Croton-Harmon its name.
Date: c. 1915
Type: photograph
Subjects: biplane, aviator, early…
Croton Friends of History — https://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/the-other-harmon
The Other Harmon — William E. Harmon by Carl Oechsner
Source: https://www.crotonfriendsofhistory.org/the-other-harmon
William Elmer Harmon (1862-1928) was the older brother and partner of aviator Clifford B. Harmon, who created "HARMON, the New City on…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2012/03/27/nikko-inn-harmon-n-y/
Nikko Inn, Harmon, N.Y.
The Nikko Inn, alternatively known as "The Japanese Tea House," was a notable structure in Harmon during the early development of the community. Real estate developer Clifford B. Harmon was actively promoting his newly developing…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/04/07/newly-married-folks-buy-at-harmon/
…at Harmon
According to a June 12, 1921 article from the New York Tribune, Harmon-on-the-Hudson emerged as a thriving suburban real estate hub that spring. Developer Clifford B. Harmon reported that approximately one hundred building lots had…
NARA (National Archives)
Harmon Foundation Exhibition at Dillard University
Harmon Foundation art exhibition at Dillard University, New Orleans, ca. 1936-37. The Foundation, established by William E. Harmon (brother of Clifford Harmon who developed Croton-Harmon), sponsored the first exhibition of African-American…
crotonhistory.org, Nikko Tea House promotional postcard
…Nazu, manager of the Nikko Tea House, Harmon-on-Hudson (c. 1907-1910). This verse appeared on a promotional postcard for the Japanese-themed tea house built by Clifford Harmon. Hand-lettered artwork by artist with initials "W.K."
Of…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/01/28/selling-harmon/
Selling Harmon
Clifford B. Harmon was a prolific real estate developer who created 256 subdivisions across 26 American cities during the early 1900s. One of his most notable projects was the section of Croton originally branded as Harmon-on-Hudson…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/03/05/the-other-harmon/
The Other Harmon
While Clifford B. Harmon earned recognition as a prominent aviator and real estate developer who created the suburban community of Harmon along the Hudson River, his brother William E. Harmon left a more culturally significant legacy.
William…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2014/09/27/harmon-the-new-city/
…The most striking background element is a sign reading "Harmon, the New City" on a distant hill—advertising what developer Clifford B. Harmon called "the most important and extensive suburban development in the history of New York." This signage exemplified…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2013/03/08/what-does-everyone-want-land/
…Harmon partnered with his brother Clifford B. Harmon and uncle Charles E Wood, pooling three thousand dollars to purchase and subdivide property in Cincinnati. Following subway expansion, the company invested over four million dollars in Brooklyn building sites between 1900…
Croton Historical Society — https://www.crotonhistoricalsociety.org/blog/2025/8/7/lillian-nordica-and-crotons-artistic-heritage
…Between 1907 and 1909, she purchased approximately 40 acres in the Harmon development. Developer Clifford Harmon named Nordica Drive, Nordica Boulevard, and Nordica Hill in her honor. Her actual residence was Villa Amanda at 65 Field Terrace in Irvington's…
Croton Friends of History
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…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2014/09/26/harmon-shops-of-the-new-york-central-railroad/
…The facility served as "the terminus of the innovative 'electric system' from New York City"—a significant selling point for real estate developer Clifford Harmon's regional expansion plans. The shops represented advanced industrial infrastructure, including machine shops, car shops…
Croton Friends of History
…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…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2016/05/29/selling-today-like-hot-cakes/
…May 12 as well. Purchasers came from New Jersey, Brooklyn, and towns as far north as Albany.
Clifford B. Harmon of Wood, Harmon & Co., the developer, had originally planned to wait until June 1st to launch sales, but public demand…
Wikipedia
…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…
crotonhistory.org — https://crotonhistory.org/2014/08/11/mikado-inn-real-photo-postcard-circa-1920/
…Moto (also known as "Data Moto" and "Toshiyuki Moto"), a former employee of Clifford Harmon. Following a disagreement, Moto purchased land across from the Nikko Inn—which he had previously managed—and built the competing Mikado. Both establishments, along with…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…Harmon was founded in 1903 by real estate developer Clifford Harmon with the goal of developing a rural enclave for artists, writers and musicians. The developer constructed a playhouse on Truesdale Drive, where ballets and concerts were performed, and also…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt
…Harmon was founded in 1903 by real estate developer Clifford Harmon with the goal of developing a rural enclave for artists, writers and musicians. The developer constructed a playhouse on Truesdale Drive, where ballets and concerts were performed, and also…
Wikipedia
…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…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…Most of the land acquired for the engine terminal was purchased from Clifford Harmon, a real estate developer, who took title to the Van Cortlandt family farm when electrification plans were announced in 1903. He stipulated in the deed to…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt
…Most of the land acquired for the engine terminal was purchased from Clifford Harmon, a real estate developer, who took title to the Van Cortlandt family farm when electrification plans were announced in 1903. He stipulated in the deed to…