Editing Hawthorne, New York (section)

==History==
The village was originally known as Hammond's Mills, and was part of [[Frederick Philipse]]'s estate Philipsburgh. On September 23, 1780, Major [[John André]] stopped here on his way to New York to ask directions after meeting with [[Benedict Arnold]].

After the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], the name of the village changed to Unionville. The hamlet's population consisted mostly of farmers. The Reformed Church of Unionville (Hawthorne Reformed Church) was built here in 1818. In 1832, a one-room school house was built. In 1847, a [[Hawthorne (Metro-North station)|railroad station]] was established on [[New York Central]]'s [[New York and Harlem Railroad|Harlem Division]], with the name Unionville. A post office was established on February 10, 1851, and was designated Neperan after the Indian name for the [[Saw Mill River]].

In the early 1890s, real-estate developer Louis Smadbeck began buying up the area farms to subdivide into parcels, which were sold to working- and middle-class people looking to live outside the city.

In 1901, [[Rose Hawthorne Lathrop]], also known as Mother Mary Alphonsa, O.P., a convert to [[Catholicism]] and daughter of [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], founded Rosary Hill Home in Sherman Park (now Thornwood) for those suffering from incurable [[cancer]]. Mother Mary Alphonsa also founded a [[Dominican Order]] now known as the [[Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne]]. Shortly after the opening of the cancer home, the hamlet was renamed Hawthorne in Mother Mary Alphonsa's honor. Rosary Hill Home is still operated by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne and is located on a hilltop on Linda Avenue.

Hawthorne is the final resting place of [[Babe Ruth]], [[James Cagney]], [[Billy Martin]], [[Malachi Martin]], [[Dorothy Kilgallen]], [[Ernesto Lecuona]] and many other notables interred at [[Gate of Heaven Cemetery]].

The [[Hammond House (Hawthorne, New York)|Hammond House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

On [[2006 Westchester County tornado|July 12, 2006]], an [[F2 tornado]] struck the hamlet, causing major damage to the California Closets Warehouse and minor injuries to three people. It was the strongest tornado to strike in Westchester County.