S/B/L
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Site Name
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Address
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Street
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Reason for Listing
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46.-2-33
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Old Doansburg Schoolhouse
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1662
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Route 22
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Excellent example of early 19th Century one-room schoolhouse.
The building was used as a school until 1947.
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46.-2-33
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Old Southeast Church
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1664
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Route 22
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The Old Southeast Church was constructed in 1794 and is the
oldest place of worship in Putnam County.
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36.17-1-25
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David DeForest House
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2
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Sherwood Hill Road
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Example of Georgian Colonial style. David Lambert DeForest was
one of the earlier settlers in Southeast and builder of the Southeast
Church. He served in the Revolutionary War and was buried in Milltown
Cemetery.
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44.-1-2
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T. Kelley Residence
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147
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Simpson Road
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Kelley served as Supervisor of the Town of Southeast in 1876.
He later worked in several capacities for the Aqueduct Commission,
including at the Drewville Reservoir and at the Commission offices
at the Yale Homestead in Southeast Center. The Colonial-style home
contains an excellent example of a beehive oven.
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46.-1-19
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Old Southeast Church Cemetery
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1601
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Route 22
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The Old Southeast Church Cemetery is listed on the Historic
Sites List as a property significant for containing graves of notable
Southeast residents, among them the oldest marked grave in Putnam
County, that of Abigail Moss Kent, wife of the Southeast Church's
first pastor, and veterans of the American Revolutionary War. The
cemetery contains graves dating back to the 1700s.
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46.-3-7
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J. Minor House
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772
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Route 312
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Excellent example of Greek revival style. Home of Rev. J. Minor,
pastor of the Old Southeast Church. Later owners included Daniel Reed,
Reuben D. Barnum and James Crosby.
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47.-2-26
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Sherwood House
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160
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Sherwood Hill Road
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Traditional colonial home, originally owned by the Sherwoods,
farmers of English descent. It was then home to the Quigleys. Willisam
Quigley served as Naval Attache to Peru, Chief of Staff of the Peruvian
Navy, and as Commander during the North African Landings in 1941 and
at Guadalcanal. Colonel Ludington's men passed the house on their
way to fight the British in Danbury during the American Revolution.
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46.-2-43
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Red Rooster
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1566
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Route 22
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The Red Rooster restaurant is an example of 1950s roadside architecture,
and its design (including building form, color, lighting, and signs)
is iconic of that era and of American roadside architecture in general.
Listed primarily for architectural significance.
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56.-1-60
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Enoch Crosby Homestead
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8
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Enoch Crosby Road
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Former homestead of Enoch Crosby, Putnam County's famous "spy"
who served in the Secret Service of the Commission of Safety during
the American Revolutionary War. Crosby left the farm to his oldest
son, Lewis Crosby, whose heirs sold it to Reuben Wright Kirkham. According
to the records from the Genealogical Sketch of the Family of Enoch
Crosby, Kirkham tore down the old house and built the "present mansion."
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Tilly Foster Mine
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Old Mine Road
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First mined in 1853 by the Harvey Iron and Steel Company, the
Tilly Foster Mine boomed under the auspices of the Lackawanna Iron
and Coal Company of Scranton, Pennsylvania, which acquired the mine
in 1879. At its height of production, the mine employed hundreds of
workers, extracting 7,000 tons per month. By 1890, the owners converted
the mine to an open pit. At one time, the pit was the largest man-made
hole in the world. However, in 1895, a major collapse occurred, and
the mine was closed. The mine is known worldwide for its unique variety
and expanse of rocks and minerals, which are included in the collections
of major museums.
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56.9-1-9
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15
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Mine Lane
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56.9-1-11
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30-38
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Old Mine Road
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56.9-1-12
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26-28
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Mine Lane
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56.9-1-13
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20
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Mine Lane
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56.9-1-14
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16
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Mine Lane
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56.9-1-18
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21
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Old Mine Road
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56.1-19
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46-50
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Old Mine Road
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56.18-1-34.1
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Reed-Bloomer House
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150-152
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Putnam Avenue
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Excellent example of Greek-Revival style. The property was once
an expansive dairy farm.
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57.-1-17
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Budd's Tavern
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1430-1432
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Route 22
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Greek Revival tavern, located at important crossroad from Brewster
to Connecticut. Hiram Budd, a coach builder on Broome Street, moved
to Southeast around 1830 over fear of the cholera epidemic that had
struck New York City. He purchased 80 acres from Alexander Young.
Budd ran the "Mountain House," also called "Kishawana Hotel," which
was patronized by farmers driving their beef cattle to New York and
by stage coach travelers. The building was a landmark (Old Drover's
Tavern) on the New York and Albany Post Road.
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57.5-3-2
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Waring Homestead
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11
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Minor Road
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Two-story vernacular residence. The Waring family was in the
hat business; at one time, William Waring employed over 800 men, making
800 hats per day at his Yonkers factory. In 1859, he opened a hat
factory on Railroad Avenue in the Village of Brewster, south of today's
Bob's Diner.
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57.18-1-2
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Stonehenge Howes Residence
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10
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Brewster Hill Road
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Original home in Southeast of Seth B. Howes. Eclectic mix of
Queen Anne style, Tudoresque and Romanesque styles. Listed for its
architectural and historic significance.
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57.18-1-3
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Yale House
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2-4
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Brewster Hill Road
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Excellent example of Greek Revival farmhouse with square columns,
small windows and second story.
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67.6-1-41
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Howes House
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1083
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Drewville Road
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Fine example of ornamental Victorian architecture. Home to one
of the Howes family.
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67.11-1-5
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Old Thomasville Comers House
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4
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Turk Hill Road
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Neocolonial farm house with Victorian era windows. William.
Thomas was originally from England; he came to the United States in
1867. Thomas managed many rental properties in a settlement just east
of the East Branch of the Croton River along with a thriving furniture
store. Most of the "Thomasville" settlement was flooded with the construction
of the reservoir.
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67.16-1-16
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Spring Cottage
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85
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Turk Hill Road
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Tudoresque-style building, listed for architectural significance.
Originally part of the Howes/Heartfield property. Mrs. William Ives
(daughter of Egbert Howes) lived here briefly.
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67.16-1-18
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Morningthorpe
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100-114
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Turk Hill Road
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Home of Seth B. Howes. He purchased the property from Benjamin
Mead in 1893. Significant for its architectural style and for the
impact Howes made on the growth and development of the American circus.
Howes employed the New York City architectural firm, Rossiter and
Wright, to change the modest Romanesque residence to a grand Tudor
style building. Includes carriage house, main building and outbuildings.
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Castle
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100
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Turk Hill Road
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Architecturally significant building in relationship to the
Morningthorpe property.
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Farmhouse
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114
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Turk Hill Road
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67.16-1-3
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Egbert Howe's House
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115
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Turk Hill Road
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Work of architectural significance relating to early 19th Century.
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67.18-1-1
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H. Dean House
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74
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Deans Corner Road
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Home of Hiram Dean, son of Elijah Dean, for whom Deans Corner
was named. Elijah Dean served in the American Revolutionary War, Westchester
County 2nd Regiment, under Thaddeus Crane. Hiram Dean and his wife,
Rebecca Hoag, are buried in Drewsclift Cemetery.
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67.34-2-47
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Old Town Hall
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67
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Main Street
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The building was erected in 1896 and served as the Town Hall
until 1965, when the Supervisor and Town Clerk moved to 1 Main Street.
The building was designed by the New York City firm, Child & de
Goll. The first movies in Brewster were shown on the building's second-floor
theater. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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67.34-2-56
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1 Main Street
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1
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Main Street
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The original First National Bank of Brewster, and formerly Town
Hall, was built in 1886. The Romanseque-style building features a
granite base, Philadelphia red brick and graduated slate roof. Listed
on the National Register of Historic Places.
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78.-1-58
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Drewsclift Cemetery
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149
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Dean's Corner Road
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Significant as the burial place of the Clift family and Daniel
Drew, 19th Century entrepreneur and financier. In addition, 7 Revolutionary
War soldiers are interred at Drewsclift.
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78.-2-12
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Field House
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50
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Fields Lane
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The Field family is one of the oldest in Southeast, playing
a significant role in Town and county civic and military life.
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79.13-1-9
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Rundle House
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22
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Starr Lea Road
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Significant example of French Second-Empire Victorian style
built by Nathan Rundle. The Rundle family was deeded the property
by the Commissioners of Forfeiture; father and sons fought in the
American Revolution.
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79.-1-39
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Ryder Homestead
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400-406
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Starr Ridge Road
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90-acre farm, settled first by Eleazer Ryder. It continues to
be a working farm, still owned and managed by the Ryder family. Contains
significant Colonial Era farm buildings.
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80.5-1-12
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DF (Devoe Festus) Bailey House
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214
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Dingle Ridge Road
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Known also as the "Ratchford House," the building is a Greek
Revival with deep frieze and large return eaves. It stands at what
was once the New York Post Road, an important thoroughfare between
New York City and Vermont. Dr. Matthew and May Bailey Ratchford were
active citizens in the Town of Southeast and supporters of many local
charities. May was the granddaughter of Devoe Festus Bailey. The Baileys
are one of the founding families in Southeast.
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78.-4-77
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Drewsclift
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150
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Deans Corner Road
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Drewsclift was the family home of Daniel Drew, the notorious
early 19th Century financier. The property was later purchased by
Patrick Ryan, contractor of "Hell's Gate" Bridge and many other New
York City stone bridges and highways. Ryan built the stone "castle"
at the properly, which was later home of Max and Victoria Dreyfus.
Dreyfus was one of the giants of the music publishing industry; he
discovered, recruited, and promoted Jerome Kern, George Gershwin,
Vincent Youmans, Richard Rodgers, and Cole Porter. Victoria Dreyfus
was an award-winning horse breeder.
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57.-1-4.
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Edith Diehl House
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1391-1395
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Route 22
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The first part of the house was built by a member of the Howes
family for his bride. In the 20th Century, was home to Edith Diehl,
the famous bookbinder whose seminal work "Bookbinding: Its Background
& Technique" remains an important work for the field. She founded
the Brewster Library in 1896, and during World War I, Edith Diehl
held prominent positions with the American Red Cross and Women's Land
Trust Army.
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46.6-1-39
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Fanny Crosby House
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284
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Foggintown Road
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Birthplace and home of the renowned blind American hymnist.
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55.-1-38
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Fowler House
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51-59
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Root Avenue
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Significant example of Colonial-style architecture and for its
role as a stopping place for George Washington and the Continental
Army.
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67.8-1-29
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Lily Deacon Forepaugh House
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3
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Lodar Lane
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The British equestrienne Lily Deacon emigrated to the United
States in 1882. She became a star attraction of the Adam Forepaugh
Circus, known for her equestrienne act and superior horsemanship.
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