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28-657: Longview School is a K-12 nonprofit private school located in the Village of Brewster, New York . This New York (state) school–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brewster, New York The village of Brewster derives its name from that of the landowner, Walter Brewster, who invited the New York and Harlem Railroad to build a depot on his property in 1848. Brewster's Station, New York (sometimes just "Brewster's"), appeared on maps, on postcards, and in directories of Putnam County throughout

56-616: A new post office opened at 16 Main Street in Brewster on July 17, 1966, even before Interstate 84 and Interstate 684 were constructed, it was named Brewster and given the zip code 10509. Brewster is located along the East Branch of the Croton River at 41°23′46″N 73°36′57″W  /  41.39611°N 73.61583°W  / 41.39611; -73.61583 (41.396050, −73.615954), near

84-511: A new post office opened at its present location at 3 Mount Ebo Road North outside the village limits in the town of Southeast. Although the new facility is more than 3 miles (5 km) from the center of Brewster, it still retains the designation and postmark "Brewster 10509". Before 1962, there were several local post offices throughout the town of Southeast , located near larger concentrations of residences and businesses. The last of these, Southeast's Putnam Lake post office, closed in 1968. When

112-492: A total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km ), all land. As of the census of 2020, there were 2,508 people residing in Brewster. There were 701 housing units at an average density of 1,851.6 per square mile (714.9/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 55.98% Hispanic or Latino , 36.61% non-Hispanic white , 2.59% African American , .42% Native American , 3.22% Asian , .04% from other races , and 1.13% from two or more races. Southeast, New York Southeast

140-480: Is a town in Putnam County , New York , United States , so named for its location in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 18,058 at the 2020 census. The town as a whole is informally referred to as Brewster , the town's principal settlement; the latter is also an incorporated village within the town's borders. Interstate 84 , Interstate 684 , U.S. Route 202 , US Route 6 , and NY 22 are

168-501: Is owned by the Landmark Preservation Society of Southeast . "The Harlem Railroad's extension of its mileage in 1849 proved advantageous to Mr. Brewster, who needed all sorts of materials in his building activities. Large shipments were billed simply to 'Brewster's Station' for lack of better designation. This is the apparent origin of the village's name, which many years ago was shortened to Brewster." Jonathan F. Frost

196-550: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 35.0 square miles (91 km ), of which 32.1 square miles (83 km ) is land and 2.9 square miles (7.5 km ), or 8.35%, is water. The town contains several reservoirs that supply New York City . The eastern town line borders Fairfield County, Connecticut , and the southern town boundary borders northern Westchester County . Metro-North Railroad 's Brewster station and Southeast station serve

224-474: The A.F. Lobdell General Store, across from the railroad station, the present location of the Avery Building at 12–18 Main Street. Alexander F. Lobdell, the store's proprietor, was appointed postmaster by President Abraham Lincoln and was reappointed by Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur, continuing as Brewster's postmaster until 1887. The Brewster post office began operation on April 28, 1883, removing

252-621: The Philipse Patent (now Putnam County), was alternately known as Southeast as it was the southeasternmost town in Dutchess County. It consisted of the four-mile-wide section of land along the Connecticut border, going the full north-south dimension of what is now Putnam County, i.e. the eastern part of the current town of Patterson , and the eastern part of the current town of Southeast. The western parts of those two current towns were part of

280-636: The Rundall Building, and John Thorp became the new postmaster. In 1923, Ralph Diehl, proprietor of the Brewster Bakery, became postmaster, and the post office was moved to his baking plant on Progress Street in 1927. Howard Tuttle later became the postmaster, holding the position until 1934 when Seth Howes was appointed. In 1936, the post office relocated to the building now occupied by the Eagle Eye Thrift Shop at 65 Main Street. Mr. Howes held

308-460: The center of the town of Southeast. U.S. Route 6 runs through the village as its Main Street. U.S. Route 202 and New York State Route 22 run concurrently along the southern boundary of the village, and Interstate 84 passes just east of the village, intersecting Interstate 684 . The Brewster train station is on the Harlem Line . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has

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336-555: The full north-south dimension along the state line, in what are now Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Columbia Counties. This was called the Oblong. Land was sold in this area, both by the governor of New York and the King of England for Connecticut, with conflicting deeds. The boundary was settled in New York's favor by the 1731 Treaty of Dover. A small portion of the Oblong , namely the portion in

364-400: The large Phillipse Patent which had not yet been divided into towns. The most heavily settled areas of the "Oblong" version of Southeast were the "city" of Frederickstown, now the hamlet of Patterson, and the area called Sodom. This version of Southeast was founded in 1788, and formed the southeast corner of Dutchess County. In 1795, Frederickstown, the town that had been Southeast's neighbor,

392-455: The last of these local offices was closed, and the only post office for the town of Southeast and village of Brewster was located at 20 Main Street with the postmark "Brewster, New York 10509". In the 1990s this USPS branch relocated to 3 Mount Ebo Road in the Doansburgh section of Southeast, no longer in the village of Brewster, but retained the "Brewster 10509" name and ZIP code. According to

420-506: The office until 1958 when John F. Larkin Jr. was made acting postmaster. He was later promoted to the full title of postmaster. On July 17, 1966, the post office relocated to a new brick building on Main Street, where it remained for the next three decades. Mr. Larkin retired in 1972 and was succeeded by Earl Tuttle, who became the last Southeast resident to hold the position of postmaster since that time. Mr. Tuttle retired in 1985. The new facility

448-424: The population. There were 6,516 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% had a male householder with no wife present. 77.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

476-422: The possession of Bailey Howes, his grandson, who sold 98 acres to Gilbert Bailey on April 1, 1833. Two other tracts containing 39 acres were sold to Gilbert Bailey, by William P. Downs and Frederick Parks in 1838. On February 17, 1848, Gilbert Bailey sold the whole tracts, estimated at 134 acres, to James and Walter F. Brewster, for the sum of $ 8,000." "At the time of the purchase, the New York and Harlem Railroad

504-462: The primary routes through the town. The first settler arrived circa 1730. The area first exploited was called " The Oblong ," and was outside of the land claimed by the Philipse Patent . Due to a border dispute between New York and Connecticut , the area between the undisputed border of New York and the undisputed border of Connecticut was an approximately 4-mile-wide (6 km) area which ran

532-553: The purpose of allowing the stages from Danbury to come to the station. Previous to this the firm of Crosby and DeForest had run a line of four horse stages to Croton Falls, from Danbury. The first new house in the place was built by Walter F. Brewster, in 1850 and stood in front of the present [1886] Methodist church." That house, now listed as the Walter Brewster House on the New York State and national historic registers,

560-480: The second half of the 19th century. It was officially incorporated as the Village of Brewster, New York, in 1894. In 1886, historian William Smith Pelletreau published The History of Putnam County, New York . In his second chapter on the town of Southeast , he wrote: "The land now [1886] embraced within the limits of the village of Brewster consists of a farm which was sold by the commissioners of forfeiture to Peleg Bailey, in 1781. A portion of it afterward passed into

588-491: The town, and are located on the Harlem Line . From Southeast, express trains to Grand Central Terminal take about 80 minutes. As of the census of 2020, there were 18,058, 7,058 households, and 6,516 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 71.95% White , 0.027% African American , 0.69% Native American , 2.65% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 10.3% from other races , and 11.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.98% of

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616-662: The word "Station" in its identity and postmarks. In 1887, the post office relocated to the Brewster Standard building, the present location of the Sprague Building at 31 Main Street. In 1886, Emerson W. Addis, publisher of the Brewster Standard weekly newspaper, became the postmaster and held that position until 1916. In 1916, the post office moved to new quarters on Park Street, between Main Street and Marvin Avenue, into

644-500: Was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 22.0% from 18 to 24, 78.0% from 25 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. The median income for a household in the town was $ 104,167, and the median income for a family was $ 119,232. About 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 2.6% of those age 65 or over. Southeast

672-418: Was divided into the present towns of Carmel , Kent , and Patterson, the latter two known at first as "Frederick" and "Franklin", and at the same time, Southeast lost its northern half to Patterson, and expanded to the west to become the shape it is now. Putnam County split from Dutchess in 1812. The most densely populated area in the town today is the village of Brewster . The first "South East" post office

700-628: Was established in 1797, when the town was still a municipality in Dutchess County. On June 12, 1812, the county of Putnam was established from six Dutchess County towns: Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Putnam Valley and Southeast. These two dates provide a frame of reference for the dates of operation of each Southeast post office. Before the establishment of centralized post offices, local offices were established in general stores, railroad depots and other public venues in densely populated areas. In Southeast, there were nine individual post offices, each with distinctive postmarks: By September 1968,

728-458: Was finished and trains were running as far as Croton Falls . The road was surveyed as far as Pawling , and the prospect of its being continued to that point seemed certain, and to the new purchasers of the farm it seemed just the place for a station." "The New York and Harlem Railroad was finished to this place and the depot was built in that year, and what is now [1886] the Main street was opened, for

756-478: Was the first Brewster post office to occupy a space that was specifically designed for the purpose, rather than being retrofitted from some previous use. It had a separate lobby to house post office boxes, a loading dock at the rear of the building and a postal inspector's separate entrance and hallway with one-way glass for observing postal workers and the public. In the mid-1990s, the Main Street facility closed and

784-516: Was the first Postmaster of the Brewster's Station post office, which operated from October 25, 1850, through April 28, 1883. During this period in American history, post offices were frequently located in the stores or businesses owned by the individuals who served as postmasters. This held true in the village of Brewster for the next century. In 1863, the Brewster Station post office relocated to

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