Membership

Join the Conservancy

Everyone interested in the village of Bronxville and its history is invited!

By celebrating our history and conserving it for the future, the Conservancy continually strives to enrich present life in the village and its surroundings. As a 501c3 nonprofit, your membership helps us fund projects that benefit the entire community!

Membership Benefits

  • The annual meeting and holiday cocktail celebration
  • The option to purchase tickets for the popular family event, The Ghosts of Bronxville
  • Priority notification for events and programming
  • News and updates direct to your inbox

Masterton Benefactor and Underhill Fellow category members are invited to be a guest of the Conservancy at a special pre-lecture dinner with The Brendan Gill Lecture speaker.

Membership categories:

All categories are considered household memberships for the calendar year.

Categories include:

The Bronxville Historical Conservancy is a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt organization. The latest annual report can be obtained from the Conservancy or by writing the Charities Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, 120 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10271.

Alexander Masterton
Alexander Masterton

$1,000

Masterton Benefactor

The Masterton family moved to Bronxville in the 1830s and for the next 125 years family members were leaders in the community’s educational, charitable, religious, political, and commercial life. The Mastertons built several of Bronxville’s most distinguished 19th-century homes.

Lancaster Underhill
Lancaster Underhill

$500

Underhill Fellow

In the 18th century the Underhill family farm encompassed much of the land that has become the Village of Bronxville. Lancaster Underhill was the village’s first railroad station master in the 1840s and became the first postmaster in 1852.

James Prescott
James Prescott

$250

Prescott Patron

In the 1840s the Prescott family purchased an 86-acre farm that would later become Lawrence Park. The family owned a cutlery factory on the Bronx River that gave Bronxville name recognition in 19th-century commercial circles.

Frank and Kate Chambers
Frank and Kate Chambers

$100

Chambers Champion

Frank and Kate Chambers, residents and renovators of the Crow’s Nest mansion and estate, were leading citizens of the village for a half century following their arrival in the 1880s. They were greatly admired for their philanthropy, hospitality, and devotion to volunteer service in the community.

William Van Duzer Lawrence
William Van Duzer Lawrence

$50

Lawrence Friend

The creative vision and planning of William Van Duzer Lawrence and his family have had a lasting impact on the character, architecture, and institutions of the village and surrounding area. Lawrence Hospital, Sarah Lawrence College, and the Bronxville and Yonkers Lawrence Parks are only a few names that exemplify that legacy.

If you prefer to pay by check, please see instructions below:

  1. Write a check payable to “Bronxville Historical Conservancy”
  2. On the memo line of the check, indicate that the donation is for “Bronxville Historical Conservancy”
  3. Mail your check to:

Bronxville Historical Conservancy
P.O. Box 989
Bronxville, New York 10708

Your tax-deductible donation is greatly appreciated!

The Bronxville Historical Conservancy is a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt organization. The latest annual report can be obtained from the Conservancy or by writing the Charities Bureau, Office of the Attorney General, 120 Broadway, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10271.