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Photograph of First National Bank of Brewster
Photograph by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

First National Bank of Brewster

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.

From the record

“The First National Bank of Brewster building, later Southeast Town Hall, is located on Main Street next to the train station in Brewster, New York, United States. It is a brick Queen Anne-style building constructed in 1886 currently used as offices for the Town of Southeast, of which Brewster is part.”

Wikipedia article First National Bank of Brewster, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 49 National Register listings published here for Putnam County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Main St., Brewster, 10509
  • When was it listed? January 1988
  • Category. building
  • Town. Southeast town
  • Architectural style. Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
  • National Register reference number. 87002277 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

388 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 388 fires within 5 miles of First National Bank of Brewster between 2000 and 2020, burning about 360 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 54 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined173
Arson/incendiarism54
Smoking42
Natural33
Debris and open burning33
Power generation/transmission/distribution18
Equipment and vehicle use16
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony8
Other causes3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2009Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
7 September 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
7 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
25 September 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
25 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.2 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of First National Bank of Brewster: 17 past producers, 5 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Sulfur, Stone, Iron, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brewster MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Croton Magnetite Iron MinesIron, CopperPast Producer1880
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Gk-013StonePast Producer
Hobby Pyritiferous OreIron, SulfurProspect
Hobby Pyritiferous Ore OpeningIron, SulfurPast ProducerUnknown
Tilly FosterMolybdenumOccurrenceMagnetite, Molybdenite
Croton - Theall Magnetite MineIron, Copper, SulfurPast Producer1880, 1883
Croton-Mc Collum Magnetite MineIron, Copper, SulfurPast Producer1843, 1880
Croton-Theall Magnetite MineIron, Copper, SulfurPast Producer
Brady Farm ShaftIronProspect

Every working recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this property

23 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brewster, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 funnel cloud, 2 hail, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBrewster$10,000Tree on a house on Maple Road.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindBrewster$10,000Multiple large trees reported down on power lines.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBrewster$7,500Many trees and wires were reported down just northwest of Brewster along Drewville Road.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBrewster$5,000Power lines and poles were reported down in the community of Drewville Heights.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBrewster$3,000A tree and wires down on Peaceable Hill Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBrewster$3,000Scattered trees were reported down in Brewster.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBrewster$3,000Trees were reported down throughout the town.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBrewster$1,000Tree down on NY 22 southbound south of Birch Hill Road. Alternate lanes of 2 lanes blocked.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindBrewster$1,000Tree down and road closure on NY 22 northbound at Reed Farm Drive. All lanes blocked.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindBrewster$1,000The fire department reported a downed tree.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBrewster$1,000A tree was reported down on Reservoir Road near the intersection of Lower Mine Road.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBrewster-A 65 mile per hour gust was reported by Brewster mesonet staion.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBrewster-Multiple tree limbs were reported down across Route 22, blocking traffic.
September 2003Heavy RainBrewster-Periods of heavy rain resulted in flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported the closure of Mill Road in Philipstown.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindBrewster-Thunderstorms produced high winds that knocked down several trees and large branches all in the same direction in parts of the village of Brewster and surrounding parts in the township of Southeast in Putnam County. A funnel cloud was sighted near North Main Street in the village of Brewster.
June 2013HailBrewster-no account filed
June 2007HailBrewster-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBrewster-no account filed
August 2001FloodBrewster-no account filed
August 1996Funnel CloudBrewster-no account filed
July 1996Funnel CloudBrewster-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindBrewster-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBrewster-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Putnam County

Maps showing this location

14 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Old Southeast Town Hallunder 500 feet1979
Walter Brewster House0.2 miles1978
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church0.2 miles1998
Gilead Cemetery3.0 miles1988
Old Southeast Church3.4 miles1972
Reed Memorial Library3.6 miles1980

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 87002277 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Putnam CountyAll 49 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.