Premium Point, New Rochelle
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| Coordinates: 40°54′39″N 73°45′33″W / 40.91083°N 73.75917°WCoordinates: 40°54′39″N 73°45′33″W / 40.91083°N 73.75917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Elevation | 846 ft (258 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 10801 |
Premium Point is a guard-gated private community in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York, United States. The area consists of a series small islands connected by bridges to a peninsular fronting on Long Island Sound and backing on Premium Mill Pond and Echo Bay. Much of the shore line of Premium Point is high and rocky, both on the Sound and on the Bay. Premium Mill Pond is located between the Premium Point peninsula and the mainland. It is fed by the Premium River and is separated from Echo Bay by the former Premium Mill dam.
The only vehicular access to Premium Point is through a guardhouse and wrought iron gates at the end of the half-mile long entrance, Premium Point Road. The community is organized into a small corporation and run by a board of trustees. All property owners are and in the Premium Point Association, Inc. The board dictates much about life behind the gates, from road repairs to security. The Association levies an annual tax for the purpose of maintaining 24-hour police guards at the entrance; constructing and maintaining all the roadways, which are private; collecting refuse; maintaining two docks located on the peninsula; and cleaning septic tanks, as the area has no public sanitary sewers. In addition, the Association provides a private beach for the residents.
During the Revolutionary War, the Motts, a Quaker family, ran a gristmill at the far end of Premium Mill-Pond in the area now known as Pryer's Bridge on the border of New Rochelle and Larchmont. After the war, the old Mott's Mill at Pryer's Bridge was abandoned in favor of a new mill and dam which was built in 1801 on Mott's Neck (now known as Premium Point). This mill became known as Premium Mill. The mill was very large with ten run of stones which was later increased to twelve and every known improvement was introduced. Most of its flour was exported to Europe, and at the time it was reported to have been the country's largest flour-mill. In 1804 the sons, Robert and Samuel Mott, became the owners and managers of the mill, Robert Mott being the agent, residing in New York City, in partnership with John L. Bowne, under the name of "Mott & Bowne", and handled the exportation of the flour in large quantities, especially to France. Eventually, this once flourishing enterprise was forced to close because of international events such as the Napoleonic wars, the blockade of our ports during the War of 1812, and the opening of the Erie Canal Henry P. Kellogg became its owner in 1843 and held it for nearly forty years. The last use of the mitt was for grinding barytes, after which it was abandoned to decay and was torn down in January and February, 1883.
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