Garrison is a hamlet in Putnam County , New York , United States. It is part of the town of Philipstown , on the east side of the Hudson River , across from the United States Military Academy at West Point . The Garrison Metro-North Railroad station serves the town. Garrison (a.k.a. Garrison's Landing) was named after 2nd Lieutenant Isaac Garrison, who held a property lot on the Hudson River across from West Point and conducted a ferry service across the Hudson River between the two hamlets. Isaac and his son Beverly Garrison fought in the Battle of Fort Montgomery in 1777, were captured by the British and later set free.
21-503: The Indian Brook Road Historic District is located on both sides of that street's intersection with US 9 east of Garrison , New York, United States. Its 30 acres (12 ha) contain 15 buildings, all but two of which are considered contributing properties to its historic character. From the late 18th to mid-20th century, the area was a rural hamlet known first as Warrens and later as Nelson's Corner. Unlike most other such small country settlements, it has survived industrialization and
42-523: A new section of Route 9 that bypassed the Bend, making passage through the hamlet easier for travelers and also helping to preserve the hamlet buildings on that side of the new highway. Roadside businesses flourished on the new road for a time. In 1939, John Warren's old tavern was expanded in the Colonial Revival style that had already been applied to other buildings in the hamlet, and reopened as
63-726: Is a K–8 school. Graduating students have the choice of going to Haldane High School in Cold Spring or across the river to James O'Neill High School in Highland Falls for high school. Haldane High School is located in Cold Spring and was awarded a Blue Ribbon school in 2016. Some notable teachers include Lee Posniack (Earth Science & Astronomy/Meteorology), Lou Sassano (Math Department), Mark Patinella (Biology & Forensics), Brian Ogden (Global History), and Dr. Eric Richter (English). [1] The Manitou Learning Center
84-484: Is a progressive interfaith organization and retreat center. The Hastings Center , founded in 1969, is an internationally recognized bioethics think tank and research center. The Garrison Art Center promotes local and regional artists. The national corporate headquarters of Outward Bound USA , the worldwide premier outdoor adventure and educational organization is also located in Garrison. The Philipstown Depot Theater
105-703: Is at the former train station at Garrison's Landing, next to today's Metro-North Garrison station, and was the Yonkers Train Station in Hello, Dolly! . Garrison is served by two weekly newspapers: The Highlands Current , founded in 2010 and published on Friday, and the Putnam County News & Recorder , founded in 1868 and published on Wednesday. Garrison is home of the Garrison Union Free School , or GUFS. GUFS
126-522: The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad on October 24, 1897, killing 20 people. For the 1969 film Hello, Dolly! starring Barbra Streisand , Garrison was the filming location for the Yonkers scenes. The Saint Basil Academy in the town served as the finish line of The Amazing Race 10 in 2006. Garrison is home to many non-profit and cultural organizations. Manitoga is
147-474: The rise of industry . In the early 20th century, another transportation shift brought travelers back to the hamlet. Automobiles became more common, and adventurous drivers ventured down long-neglected rural roads in search of interesting places like Nelson's Corner. Route 9 was designated and paved in 1912, and once again Nelson's Corner was a stop on a long road between New York City and Albany . The state cut
168-413: The Bend, where a now-abandoned roadway went south over the brook to rejoin the road still in use. Warren was not able to buy his land outright until 1821, when a compensation claim by the heirs of Frederick Philipse, the local landowner whose holdings had been confiscated by the state for his Loyalist sympathies during the war, was settled on the condition that all leaseholds be abolished. Sometime in
189-678: The Bird and Bottle. After World War II, the state built limited-access roads like the Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway that made the trip up the Hudson Valley faster and took much of the traffic off Route 9 again. Many of those who had visited the area were city residents, and some were drawn to move to the area at least part-time, a trend that had begun with the large estates built in
210-478: The area became well known enough as a rest stop along the Albany Post Road for "Warrens" to appear on maps. In the early 19th century, his son John leased, and built a farm on, 411 acres (166 ha) that include the entire current historic district. His house, on the future site of the Bird and Bottle, was also open as a tavern for travelers. John's brother Samuel Jr. also built a house for his family on
231-484: The area during the late 19th century. In the late 20th century, with easier auto and rail access, this led to the suburbanization of eastern Putnam County . Some of this development has occurred near the district, but not in it. It remains very similar to the place it was in the early 19th century. [REDACTED] Media related to Indian Brook Road Historic District at Wikimedia Commons Garrison, New York The Garrison train wreck took place near Garrison on
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#1732782774106252-469: The automobile era with its basic plan, and most of its buildings, relatively intact. In 1993, the area was designated a historic district and added to the National Register of Historic Places . The district consists of two irregularly shaped areas along unpaved Indian Brook Road joined by a narrow corridor along the brief, paved section of Route 9 that connects them. These boundaries reflect
273-469: The early 19th century (the exact date is not known), John Warren dammed Indian Brook to create a mill and pond as a way of increasing the economic worth of his property. This began to make the farm into a settlement rather than just a rest stop on a long highway, as the other three houses in the district were built during this period. They show the influence of the Federal style popular in the new nation at
294-484: The extensive woodland gardens estate of modernist designer Russel Wright , and the location of his National Register of Historic Places listed modern style house Dragon Rock . It is operated by the non-profit Russel Wright Design Center, with tours and hiking trails. Boscobel , a Federal-style mansion built 1804–1808 for States Dyckman and Elizabeth Dyckman, was originally located in Montrose, New York but
315-464: The extent of Nelson's Corner during its peak period of growth in the late 19th century. They include all of ten separate lots . The land in the district is heavily wooded, with tall trees shading the buildings within, mostly frame houses and supporting structures no higher than two stories. Indian Brook, the tributary of the Hudson River that lends its name to the district, closely parallels
336-547: The oldest dirt roads still in use in the United States. At this junction is the Bird and Bottle Inn, a surviving tavern from the early days of Nelson's Corner that incorporates a small portion of the original building. The west goes as far as a former intersection known as "The Bend" and includes a large lot that climbs the slopes of Cat Hill to the northwest. Around the time of the Revolution , Samuel Warren's home in
357-549: The property, just west of the highway. Both are prominent features of the district, built in the vernacular style common among Americans of English descent at that time. In 1804, the Highlands Turnpike, a more level alternative route to the Post Road currently followed by US 9, was opened. At the hamlet, it deviated slightly from the current alignment, following Indian Brook down to a four-way junction known as
378-524: The road and is even partially included as a contributing property, due to an early mill pond 's location along it. The entire area is amid the lesser hills of the Hudson Highlands . On the east side of US 9, the district takes in a small portion of Old Albany Post Road , the only contributing property separately listed on the Register as an important early local transportation route and one of
399-412: The tavern, since the rise of the railroads had diverted much of the traffic once handled by the Post Road to the riverside , and used the building as his family residence. Maps now named the area Nelson's Corner. He continued to operate the mill. A school was built in 1844, but other than that there were few changes to the hamlet in the late 19th century, as the focus of the economy had moved elsewhere with
420-447: The time. Samuel Warren's house was also enlarged during this period, and the sections of the brook nearby were channelized to control flooding The Warren brothers both died in the mid-1830s. After a series of transactions that briefly took John's property out of the family, by 1854 it was back in the family, owned by his son-in-law John Nelson. Samuel's home remained in his descendants' hands for another four decades. John Nelson closed
441-462: Was moved to Garrison and restored in the mid-20th century. The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival , founded in 1987 with its first performances at Manitoga, is now located at Boscobel. Constitution Marsh is an Audubon sanctuary with walking trails and canoe tours on the Hudson River. The Hudson Highlands Land Trust promotes and assists in local conservation efforts. The Garrison Institute
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