Couch Court Marker

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South Nyack in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Couch Court

By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

1. Couch Court Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1854 for A. J. Storms of the Storms Tub & Pail Factory. 1875-1882 home of Edwin Stillwell, Captain of the Nyack-Tarrytown Ferry. Purchased 1885 by the Couch Family. Dr. Louis Couch used the tower for his Homeopathic practice. Daughter Natalie, a law clerk for Judge Arthur S. Tompkins, became the County’s 1st woman attorney. “Couch Court” served as law offices and Town Hall of Orangetown from 1942-1951.Sponsored by Karen E. Acker

Erected by The Historical Society of Rockland County.

Marker series. This marker is included in the New York, Historical Society of Rockland County marker series.

Location. 41° 5.347′ N, 73° 55.135′ W. Marker is in South Nyack, New York, in Rockland County. Marker is at the intersection of S Broadway and Depew Avenue, on the right when traveling south on S Broadway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nyack NY 10960, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Reformed Church of Nyack (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); Nyack First Settlement (about 500 feet away); Carson McCullers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hopper House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Underground Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Underground Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oak Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Upper Nyack Firehouse (approx. 0.9 miles away).

By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

2. Couch Court Marker

South Nyack Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

3. South Nyack Marker

By Bill Coughlin, July 5, 2011

4. Couch Court

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 184 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 6, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.