The basement of the building is constructed of Ashlar marble, cut in Sing Sing ; the upper portion consists of stuccoed brick. The whole edifice is in admirable keeping with the adjoining vineyards and surrounding scenery. -.---.-

R. T. and William A. Underhill, the present proprietors of the Point proper, are the sons of Robert Underhill, Esq., fifth in descent from the famous Lord John Underhill, High Constable of the North Riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island.

The woods of Teller's Point aftbrd a safe retreat for thousands of crows, (corvus corone Liim.) which here, "unmolested and un watched by the cruel farmer and gunner, have from time im=-

1^5 HISTORY OF THE

memorial enjoyed an extensive "roost." Daily, towards sunset, may be seen approaching this sylvan abode,

" The blackening trains of crows to their repose."

[Burns.

When the Croton dam gave way in the fixll of 1840, the wild, hurryins: torrent, as it approached nearer and nearer, is said to have sent a savage roar through these woods, causing the very watch-dogs to howl for fear.

A large fish pond lying east of Dr. Underbill's residence is conjectured to have originally formed the bed of the Croton River, from the fact that trunks of trees have been discovered four or five feet beneath its muddy sediment.

The southern declivities of the Point towards the Croton Bay are covered with extensive vineyards of Catawba and Isabella. The fable land also embraces luxuriant orchards and vineyards. The whole of the latter cover nearly an area of forty acres.