John Bond Trevor (1822-1890)

He was born in Philadelphia and moved to New York City in 1849 where he became a millionaire as a Wall Street banker and stockbroker. He built Glenview in Yonkers for his second wife, Emily Norwood, after the death of his first wife, Louisa Stewart. John and Emily moved to the new house in August 1877 with their daughters Mary and Emily, a son, Henry, from John’s first marriage, and several servants. Living at Glenview from April through December, he commuted to his Wall Street office on a regular basis. When at leisure in Yonkers, he was devoted to living the life of a country squire, driving his trotting horses and focusing on his main hobby, horticulture. John was also involved with the local community, helping to build the Warburton Avenue Baptist Church and to found what eventually became St. John’s Riverside Hospital. He also helped to support the Yonkers Free Reading Room and the local YMCA.