The more sprawling ones are located in Forest Hills Gardens, but most are located in the section loosely bounded by 68th Avenue on the north 72nd Road on the south 108th Street on the west and Grand Central Parkway on the east. As a result, there are many Tudor-style homes in Forest Hills. It also included narrow, winding roads to limit through traffic. The neighborhood was planned on the model of the garden communities of England, with its own inn, garage, and post office. : 470Grosvenor Atterbury, a renowned architect, was given the commission to design Forest Hills Gardens. This land was to be used for 'Forest Hills Gardens', a development at the southern side of Forest Hills. Margaret Sage, the founder of the Russell Sage Foundation, bought 142 acres (57 ha) of land from the Cord Meyer Development Company in 1908.
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