Spring Valley in Rockland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Town Hall

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2019

1. First Town Hall Marker

Inscription. of town of Ramapo to 1801 built in early 1700’s by T. Cuyper. Parsonage from 1837 under Dom. Peter Allen.

Erected 1974.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.

Location. 41° 8.397′ N, 74° 3.809′ W. Marker is in Spring Valley, New York, in Rockland County. It is on Brick Church Road 0.2 miles east of New York State Route 306, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the driveway entrance to the former town hall and parsonage site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Brick Church Road, Spring Valley NY 10977, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hudson Valley

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brick Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Kakeath (about 300 feet away); 1700 Cemetery (about 400 feet away); 1786 Schoolhouse (about 600 feet away); Daniel Carter Beard (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shady Side Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away); Viola United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); The English Meeting House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spring Valley.

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New Hempstead’s Landmarks and Places of Interest. The cottage across the street from the Parish House dates back to the early 1700s. It was originally the home of Town Supervisor Tunis Kuyper and as such was the first Town Hall. Since 1801 it has served as the home of several Brick Church pastors and cemetery superintendents. (Submitted on August 27, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

First Town Hall Marker<br>(<i>wide view looking west along Brick Church Road</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2019

2. First Town Hall Marker
(wide view looking west along Brick Church Road)

Brick Church Parish Hall<br>(<i>wide view looking north across Brick Church Road from marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2019

3. Brick Church Parish Hall
(wide view looking north across Brick Church Road from marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 25, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on August 27, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.