http://www.hvp.com/hist.html A brief history of Rye, Larchmont and Mamaroneck, New York] Subsequent to Munro’s ownership, Thomas J.S. Flint purchased the property comprising Manor Park and much of the Village of Larchmont and established the Larchmont Manor Company with plans of "developing the [area] into a suburban community..." During the 1870s, he reserved 6 acres of waterfront land and named it Larchmont Manor Park, which became the heart of today’s park.