Amityville in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brunswick Home
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2018
1. Brunswick Home Marker
Stephen R. Williams formed
1887 for disabled children
and later adults. Became
Brunswick Hospital 1931.
Building razed 2012.
Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 432.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 40° 41.029′ N, 73° 25.195′ W. Marker is in Amityville, New York, in Suffolk County. It is on Louden Avenue 0.1 miles west of Broadway, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amityville NY 11701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Amityville Trolley Routes (approx. Ό mile away); South Side R.R. (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Mary's Church (approx. half a mile away); Former High School (approx. half a mile away); Suffolk County (approx. half a mile away); Naomi W. Griffiths (approx. Ύ mile away); Drive-In Theatre (approx. Ύ mile away); Walt Whitman (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amityville.
Also see . . . Brunswick Home. Asylum Project website entry (Submitted on October 28, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2018
2. Brunswick Home Marker - wide view, looking north towards Broadway
An empty lot is all that remains....
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
