What was once a thriving village is now only a monument by the side of Rt. 22 and some old photographs. The village of Kensico was situated at the intersection of what is now Stevens Ave. And Rt. 22, on the banks of the Bronx River. It began as a collection of several mills, and a village of homes, shops, and a school grew around it. George Washington used Wright's Mill as a meeting place during the Battle of White Plains. The 1885 earth dam flodded several buildings, but it was the building of the present stone dam which spelled the end for Kensico--the foundations of the village are now under about 100 feet of water. Some of the buildings were moved, many razed, and one--the Lakeview Hotel (see picture below) was burned by a motion picture company for one of its films before it was submerged in the reservoir.