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History · Brewster Hill

Half of Brewster Hill’s homes were built after 1969

Most of Brewster Hill was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Brewster Hill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brewster Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1984. Watch Brewster Hill change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brewster Hill’s history is told.

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On the map

Brewster Hill on the map, 1892 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Brewster Hill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Brewster Hill on the 1892 USGS mapBrewster Hill on the 1928 USGS mapBrewster Hill on the 1943 USGS mapBrewster Hill on the 1958 USGS mapBrewster Hill on the 1970 USGS mapBrewster Hill on the 1984 USGS map1892Carmel sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brewster Hill.

The story so far

Brewster Hill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brewster Hill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Brewster Hill is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brewster Hill had a population of 1,924. Brewster Hill is located on the eastern side of Tonetta Lake and is east of Interstate 84.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,089 to 1,924 (-8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Brewster Hill

Nobody well known was born in Brewster Hill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Charles IvesAmerican modernist composer · b. 1874
Jonathan BrandisAmerican actor · b. 1976
Fanny Crosby19th century Christian hymnist · b. 1820
Lindsey JacobellisAmerican snowboarder · b. 1985
Jenna von OyAmerican actress · b. 1977
Bill LawrenceAmerican screenwriter, producer, and director · b. 1968

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.