Briarcliff most commonly refers to: *

Briarcliff Manor, New York Briarcliff Manor () is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, north of New York City. It is on of land on the east bank of the Hudson River, geographically shared by the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining. Briarcliff Manor inc ...

, a village in Westchester County ** Briarcliff College, a college in the village that closed in 1977 **

Briarcliff Farms Briarcliff Farms was a farm established in 1890 by Walter William Law in Briarcliff Manor, a village in Westchester County, New York. One of several enterprises established by Law at the turn of the 20th century, the farm was known for its mi ...

, a dairy farm in the village and Pine Plains from 1890 to 1968 **

Briarcliff High School Briarcliff High School (BHS) is a public secondary school in Briarcliff Manor, New York that serves students in grades 9– 12. It is the only high school in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, sharing its campus with Briarcliff ...

, the village public high school **

Briarcliff Lodge The Briarcliff Lodge was a luxury resort in the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York. It was a notable example of Tudor Revival architecture, and was one of the largest wooden structures in the United States. It was also the first hotel in Westc ...

, a historic resort in the village, demolished 2003 **

Briarcliff Manor Fire Department The Briarcliff Manor Fire Department (BMFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York and its hamlet Briarcliff Manor, New York#Neighborhoods, Scarborough. The volunteer fire department ...

, the village volunteer fire department **

Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District The Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District is the public school district of Briarcliff Manor, New York. The district is an independent public entity, and is governed by the district Board of Education, whose members are elected in non-parti ...

, the village public school district **

Briarcliff Middle School The Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District is the public school district of Briarcliff Manor, New York. The district is an independent public entity, and is governed by the district Board of Education, whose members are elected in non-parti ...

, the village public middle school Briarcliff may also refer to:

Geography

Cities and Communities

Briarcliff, Arkansas Briarcliff is a second-class city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. History The community began as a small retirement community near Lake Norfork following completion of the Norfork Dam. Init ...

* Briarcliff, more commonly known as

North Druid Hills North Druid Hills, also known as Briarcliff or Toco Hills, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (North Druid Hills CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,947 at the 2010 census. The commercial cen ...

Briarcliff High School (DeKalb County, Georgia) Briarcliff High School was a public high school opened by the DeKalb County School System in 1958 in order to relieve overcrowding at Druid Hills High School. Throughout the history of the school, Druid Hills was viewed as its "arch rival," and, ...

, a former high school that was closed in 1987 * Briarcliff, a residential neighborhood and shopping district in

Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...

Briarcliff, Seattle Briarcliff is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. The city's Department of Neighborhoods places Briarcliff on the west side of Magnolia, south of Discovery Park. In 2015 the neighborhood was listed as having one of the five highest median resi ...

* Briarcliff, Texas

Buildings

Briarcliff (mansion) Briarcliff was the mansion and estate of Asa Griggs "Buddy" Candler Jr. (1880–1953), and is now the Briarcliff Campus of Emory University. The estate was built in 1922 on 42 acres on Williams Mill Road, now Briarcliff Road in Druid Hills near ...

, formerly the home of Asa G. Candler, Jr., son of a founder of Coca-Cola *

Briarcliff Hotel The Briarcliff Hotel, now the Briarcliff Summit, is located at 1050 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE (original address: 750 Ponce de Leon Ave.) in the Virginia Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Asa G. Candler, Jr., the eccentric son of Coca-Col ...

, apartment building and former hotel in Virginia Highland, Atlanta, Georgia * Briarcliff Plaza, a historic shopping center on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Poncey-Highland, Atlanta, Georgia

Streets

* Briarcliff Road, a street that goes through Atlanta, Druid Hills, and adjacent communities in

DeKalb County, Georgia DeKalb County (, , ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur. DeKalb County is inclu ...

Ships and vehicles

USS Briarcliff (IX-3) USS ''Briarcliff'' (IX-3), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy of that name. A wooden-hulled freighter, she was constructed in 1919 at Portland, Maine, by the Russell Shipbuilding Company for the Unit ...

, a US Naval vessel from 1919 to 1938

Television

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Welcome to Briarcliff "Welcome to Briarcliff" is the first episode of the second season of the anthology television series ''American Horror Story'', which premiered on October 17, 2012 on the cable network FX. In its original airing, the episode was watched by 3.85 ...

", the premiere of ''

American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the '' American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...