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Cortlandt Manor | |
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 Anthony's Nose and the Bear Mountain Bridge in Cortlandt Manor | |
  Cortlandt Manor Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates:41°16′48″N73°52′12″W / 41.28000°N 73.87000°W /41.28000; -73.87000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | Cortlandt |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 10567 |
Cortlandt Manor is ahamlet—an unincorporated section—of thetown of Cortlandt in northernWestchester County,New York, roughly surroundingPeekskill, encompassing Corlandt Estates and lying east of three sections of the town of Cortlandt,Croton-on-Hudson,Crugers, andMontrose. It is a mostlyresidential area.
The name "Cortlandt Manor" derives from the history of Westchester County. Until the Revolutionary War, Westchester County was split into six manors, one of which wasvan Cortlandt Manor of thevan Cortlandt family.
Until 1991, this area shared a mailing address andZIP Code (10566) with the city ofPeekskill. Although it now has its own ZIP code, 10567, many directories and censuses still do not include Cortlandt Manor, because it is an unincorporated section of the Town of Cortlandt. The 10567 ZIP code was created by theUS Postal Service to differentiate this part of the Town of Cortlandt fromCortland, New York, which is located hours away in upstate New York.
Cortlandt Manor residents are served byCroton-Harmon Union Free School District,Hendrick Hudson Central School District,Lakeland Central School District, andPutnam Valley Central School District. Two schools in Hendrick Hudson Central School District are located in Cortlandt Manor: Furnace Woods Elementary School and Blue Mountain Middle School, which are separated by several soccer fields.Two of the Lakeland Central School District schools are located in Cortlandt Manor: Van Cortlandtville Elementary School andWalter Panas High School.
TheAaron Copland House was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places as aNational Historic Landmark in 1973.[1]
TheVan Cortlandt Upper Manor House is located off Oregon Road in Cortlandt just outside the Peekskill city limits. The Upper Manor House was part of the estate ofStephanus Van Cortlandt, the colonial aristocrat andpatroon who owned nearly all of northern Westchester County in the late 17th century. The more familiar centerpiece of the old estate,Van Cortlandt Manor, is located in the nearby village ofCroton-on-Hudson.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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