In the 1920’s, Frank A. Munsey purchased several estates, including the 300 acre estate owned by French confectioner Louis Sherry and consolidated the land into a total of 663 acre land that would be known as Munsey Park. Frank Munsey was the second most famous conservative newspaper publisher at the time, and when he died, he had amassed a wealth of over 40 million dollars. However, since he had no heirs, he left his property and wealth to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The president of the Museum Robert DeForest then sold the Strathmore area lands to Graham Fair Vanderbilt, and the lands North would be created into a community in the name of Frank Munsey. Colonial-style housing was then developed on the land, followed by the Munsey Park Village Hall to govern the area.