Tarrytown, New York | |
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 Main Street, showing theMusic Hall | |
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 Location of Tarrytown, New York | |
| Coordinates:41°4′9″N73°51′35″W / 41.06917°N 73.85972°W /41.06917; -73.85972 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | Greenburgh |
| Incorporated | 1870; 155 years ago (1870)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.69 sq mi (14.73 km2) |
| • Land | 2.94 sq mi (7.60 km2) |
| • Water | 2.75 sq mi (7.13 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,860 |
| • Density | 4,039.51/sq mi (1,559.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10591 |
| Area code | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-73176 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0967065 |
| Website | www |
Tarrytown is avillage in thetown ofGreenburgh inWestchester County,New York,United States. It is located on the eastern bank of theHudson River, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north ofMidtown Manhattan inNew York City, and is served by astop on theMetro-NorthHudson Line. To the north of Tarrytown is the village ofSleepy Hollow (formerly "North Tarrytown"), to the south the village ofIrvington and to the east unincorporated parts of Greenburgh. TheTappan Zee Bridge crosses theHudson at Tarrytown, carrying theNew York State Thruway (Interstates87 and287) toSouth Nyack,Rockland County and points inUpstate New York. The population was 11,860 at the 2020 census.[3]
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The Native American Weckquaesgeek tribe, who were closely related to theWappinger Confederacy and further related to theMohicans, lived in the area prior to European settlement. They fished theHudson River forshad,oysters and other shellfish. Their principal settlement was at what is now the foot of Church Street near the Hudson River shore, between the current location of Losee Park and theTappan Zee Bridge, at a place they calledAlipconk, or the "Place of Elms".[4]
The first European settlers of Tarrytown wereDutch farmers, fur trappers, and fishermen. Records show that the first Dutch residence in Tarrytown was built in 1645; however, the exact location of this residence is not known. Tarrytown sits within the lands of the former Dutch Colony ofNew Netherland which fell under English rule in 1674 with the signing of theTreaty of Westminster. The name may come from the Dutchtarwe, meaning "wheat".[5]
In 1780, in a famousAmerican Revolutionary War incident, British MajorJohn André was arrested in Tarrytown, which exposed the plans of American defectorBenedict Arnold. André was traveling south through the village on theAlbany Post Road when he was stopped and searched by three local militiamenDavid Williams,John Paulding, andIsaac Van Wart. When suspicious papers were found in his boot, he was arrested as a spy, and later convicted and hanged. A circumstantial account of André's capture by militiamen was written in 1903 by the owner and publisher of theTarrytown Argus,Marcius D. Raymond.[6]
The writerWashington Irving described Tarrytown in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820). Irving began his story, "In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators of theTappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St. Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small market town or rural port which by some is called Greenburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town. This name was given, we are told, in former days, by the good housewives of the adjacent country, from the inveterate propensity of their husbands to linger about the village tavern on market days."[4][7] TheUnderground Railroad ran through Tarrytown prior to the end of theU.S. Civil War.
Tarrytown later became a favorite residence for many rich New Yorkers, includingJohn D. Rockefeller, who first moved to Tarrytown in 1893.Kykuit, Rockefeller's elaborate mansion, was completed in 1906. In 1914, Kykuit became the site of numerous labor protests by radicalanarchists, which protests were broken up by police in a series of violent clashes.[8] Kykuit was the intended target of at least two bombing attacks planned by anarchists associated with the radical journalistsAlexander Berkman andLuigi Galleani.[8]
On November 19, 1915, a powerful dynamite bomb was discovered at Cedar Cliff, the Tarrytown estate ofJohn D. Archbold, President of theStandard Oil Company.[9] Police theorized the bomb was planted by anarchists andIndustrial Workers of the World (IWW) radicals as a protest against the execution of IWW memberJoe Hill inSalt Lake City.[9][10] The bomb was discovered by a gardener, John Walquist, who found four sticks of dynamite, weighing a pound each, half hidden in a rut in a driveway 50 feet from the front entrance of the residence.[9][10] The dynamite sticks were bound together by a length of wire, fitted with percussion caps, and wrapped with a piece of paper matching the color of the driveway, a path used by Archbold when going to or from his home by automobile.[9] The bomb was later defused by police.[9]
TheChrist Episcopal Church,First Baptist Church of Tarrytown,Foster Memorial AME Zion Church,Washington Irving High School,North Grove Street Historic District,Patriot's Park, andTarrytown Music Hall are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.Lyndhurst andSunnyside are listed asNational Historic Landmarks.[11]
TheGeneral Motors car manufacturing plantNorth Tarrytown Assembly was located in North Tarrytown until 1996. Today'sMetro-North Railroad'sHudson Line runs through the abandoned property.
Sleepy Hollow Mayor Philip Zegarelli, in March 2007, met with Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell and district superintendent Howard Smith to discuss forming ablue-ribbon panel that would explore the pros and cons of an intermunicipal agreement. The two villages have shared a school district for 55 years. The villages already shared some services, as well, to lower their expenses, but the greatest reductions, especially in school and property taxes, would come from merging the two villages. However, each village has its own assessment roll. Zegarelli, who led an unsuccessful attempt in the mid-1970s to disaffiliate Sleepy Hollow from the town ofMount Pleasant, continues to advocate forsecession – Sleepy Hollow from Mount Pleasant and Tarrytown fromGreenburgh – as another way to save money. "If the idea is to save money, why have two levels of government?" he asked. The town of Mount Pleasant blocked Sleepy Hollow's effort to secede, largely because it did not want to lose tax revenue fromGeneral Motors, Zegarelli said.[12]
In 2014, Tarrytown was ranked second in the list of the top 10 places to live in New York, according to the national online real estate brokerage Movoto.[13]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), of which 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) is land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) (47.54%) is water.
| Climate data for Tarrytown, New York | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38 (3) | 42 (6) | 51 (11) | 62 (17) | 72 (22) | 81 (27) | 85 (29) | 83 (28) | 76 (24) | 65 (18) | 54 (12) | 43 (6) | 63 (17) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22 (−6) | 24 (−4) | 30 (−1) | 39 (4) | 49 (9) | 58 (14) | 63 (17) | 62 (17) | 55 (13) | 44 (7) | 36 (2) | 27 (−3) | 42 (6) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.81 (97) | 3.33 (85) | 4.50 (114) | 4.54 (115) | 4.43 (113) | 4.36 (111) | 4.66 (118) | 4.47 (114) | 4.81 (122) | 4.57 (116) | 4.24 (108) | 4.38 (111) | 52.1 (1,324) |
| Source: The Weather Channel[14] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 3,025 | — | |
| 1890 | 3,562 | 17.8% | |
| 1900 | 4,770 | 33.9% | |
| 1910 | 5,600 | 17.4% | |
| 1920 | 5,807 | 3.7% | |
| 1930 | 6,841 | 17.8% | |
| 1940 | 6,874 | 0.5% | |
| 1950 | 8,851 | 28.8% | |
| 1960 | 11,109 | 25.5% | |
| 1970 | 11,115 | 0.1% | |
| 1980 | 10,648 | −4.2% | |
| 1990 | 10,739 | 0.9% | |
| 2000 | 11,090 | 3.3% | |
| 2010 | 11,277 | 1.7% | |
| 2020 | 11,860 | 5.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[15] | |||
As of thecensus[16] of 2000, there were 11,090 people, 4,533 households, and 2,765 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,724.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,438.1/km2). There were 4,688 housing units at an average density of 1,574.5 units per square mile (607.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 77.44%White, 7.04%African American, 0.22%Native American, 6.49%Asian, 0.05%Pacific Islander, 5.29% fromother races, and 3.47% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 16.17% of the population.
There were 4,533 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95. In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $68,762, and the median income for a family was $82,445. Males had a median income of $61,699 versus $41,054 for females. Theper capita income for the village was $39,472. About 1.8% of families and 4.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Tarrytown has access to highwaysI-87 andI-287, and is the site of the eastern end of theNew York State Thruway'sTappan Zee Bridge. I-87 continues south toNew York City, while I-287 heads east across Westchester to link up with theSaw Mill River Parkway, theSprain Brook Parkway, theMerritt Parkway/Hutchinson River Parkway andI-95.[17]
Tarrytown railway station is served byMetro-North Railroad commuter service.[18] Metro-North trains go to New York City'sGrand Central Terminal, and also go as far north asPoughkeepsie. Tarrytown is a major stop on theHudson Line due to a large number of commuters crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge onHudson Link buses fromRockland County to catch express service toManhattan.
Bee-Line Bus System service is also provided within Tarrytown:
Tarrytown was home toMarymount College, an independentwomen's college established in 1907. Amid financial struggle, Marymount was taken over byFordham University in 2002, but the effort was unsuccessful: the last graduates of "Marymount College of Fordham University" received diplomas in 2007. The historic hilltop campus was sold to the Swiss firmEF and became a branch of its foreign exchange secondary school, theEF International Academy.[20][21]
Tarrytown is divided between twoschool districts:Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns andIrvington Union Free School District. The former school district also includes most ofSleepy Hollow.[22] The Tarrytown school district supervises four separateK-8 schools, as well asSleepy Hollow High School.[23] A Roman Catholic elementary, the Transfiguration School (of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York), was established in 1949 and is maintained by the local parish.[24]
Tarrytown is also home to theHackley School, a privateK–12college preparatory. Situated on Castle Ridge, the school first opened in 1899.[25][26]
TheWestchester Library System has its headquarters just outside Tarrytown in anunincorporated area ofGreenburgh.[27][28][29]
In 2018 Brooke Lea Foster ofThe New York Times stated that it was one of several "Rivertowns" in New York State, which she described as among the "least suburban of suburbs, each one celebrated by buyers there for its culture and hip factor, as much as the housing stock and sophisticated post-city life."[30] Of those, Foster stated that Irvington was "the most charming".[30]
Tarrytown's churches (many of which are located on Broadway,[31] the village's largest thoroughfare) cover all major denominations. Tarrytown is served by Episcopalian, Baptist, Catholic, Christian Science, Methodist, Reformed, and Korean churches. TheFoster Memorial AME Zion Church on Wildey Street is the oldestblack church in Westchester County.[32] Tarrytown's single largest religious denomination is Roman Catholicism, with over 60% of residents of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow identifying as Catholics. Three Roman Catholic churches (Church of the Transfiguration, Immaculate Conception Church, and St. Theresa's) serve the community's Catholics and provide numerous social services including the Transfiguration School. Tarrytown is also the home of the motherhouse of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, a Catholic woman's religious order that founded and staffed the now-defunct Marymount College (now EF School).
Tarrytown also has a largeJewish community, which encompasses all major denominations. Temple Beth Abraham, located on Leroy Avenue, services both the Reform and Conservative communities. The DoubleTree Inn features a Glatt Kosher kitchen, as well as an Orthodox prayer service (minyan) on the Jewish sabbath (Shabbat). The local Jewish Community Center, JCC on the Hudson, features family programs, camps, and educational opportunities from a non-denominational approach.
Notable current and former residents of Tarrytown include:
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