Landmarks Preservation Society of Southeast

03/11/2026

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A great recent photo on the Croton River side of the old Borden’s milk condensery in Brewster, built in 1864 in time to rush canned milk to Union troops on the front lines of the Civil War.

Thanks to Gail Borden’s newly invented canning process at the time.

The patriot troops then had milk for their coffee and oatmeal, a morale booster for blue coats in the field that Confederate soldiers lacked.

The arch that’s visible on the brick building was not a waterwheel, as commonly thought.

Instead, it once held a huge tank for holding milk submerged in the chilly, flowing river waters — an early form of refrigeration!

Gail Borden and his family (including his son John who managed the plant) lived for a while in the Walter Brewster House on Oak Street in the 1860s.

The photo was taken by 50-year Brewster resident and avid fly-fisherman Paul Fucito, who’s working on a special Brewster story just in time for spring.

Coming soon!

For more on Gail Borden:

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01/24/2026

Water color painting of the National Historic Landmark - 1794 Old Southeast Church and Doanesburg One-room Schoolhouse.

01/13/2026

Courtesy of Southeast Historian

The Rundle Bloomer house, near Brewster Heights off Route 6.

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01/04/2026

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One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

01/02/2026

Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh NY circa 1860
New York Public Library

01/01/2026

Landmarks Preservation Society of Southeast would like to wish you a very Happy & Healthy New Year!
Tonight, the community came together to join us as we restored our tradition of ringing in the New Year at midnight. Many historic churches rang their bell this evening in participation with REV250. From this night forward, the bell at the 1794 Old Southeast Church will continue to ring on New Year's Eve at midnight. Thank you to everyone who came out in the snow and joined us this evening!🔔🎉

12/29/2025

12/28/2025

12/28/2025

Please join us on New Year’s Eve at the Old Southeast Church as we restore our tradition of ringing our historic church bell at midnight. Lanterns & hot cocoa provided. 🔔🔔

12/16/2025

12/14/2025

We just completed a Winter Ensemble concert at the Putnam Ridge Nursing home in Brewster. Great audience! We have another concert coming up at Graymoor on Friday, Dec 19 beginning at 7:00pm at their Visitor Center Spellman Library. Hope to see you there!