He was good at everything he tried including building Upper Nyack’s most expensive riverfront estate that has survived and thrived until today. The name Wilson Perkins Foss is a name that no longer rolls off the tongue unless you live on Foss Drive in Upper Nyack. Yet in his day he knew and was known by everyone. Wilson Perkins Foss (1856-1930) combined the salesmanship and drive of Steve Jobs with the intellectual skills of Ben Franklin. His riverfront home named by him Under Elms and now called River House at 531 N. Broadway is a lasting memorial for one of the Nyacks most remarkable people.