Editing Stewart Manor, New York (section)

== History ==
Stewart Manor had been called Sunrise Gardens between 1925 and 1927, after a real estate development in the area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://villagestewartmanor.digitaltowpath.org:10254/content/History/Home/:field=documents;/content/Documents/File/13.pdf|title=The History of Stewart Manor|publisher=Incorporated Village of Stewart Manor, New York}}</ref> Residents changed the name to Stewart Manor in 1927.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":81">{{Cite book|last=Winsche|first=Richard|title=The History of Nassau County Community Place-Names|date=October 1, 1999|publisher=Empire State Books|isbn=978-1557871541|location=[[Interlaken, New York]]|pages=}}</ref> The name reflects the community's proximity to the [[Stewart Manor station]] on the [[Long Island Rail Road]] in the adjacent village, [[Garden City, New York|Garden City]], which is named after [[Alexander Turney Stewart]].<ref name=":81" />

Stewart Manor incorporated as a village in 1927.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":81" />

The Stewart Manor Municipal Building, which houses the village's government and contains its firehouse, was erected in 1936.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Village of Stewart Manor History |url=https://villagestewartmanor.digitaltowpath.org:10254/content/History |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=Village of Stewart Manor}}</ref> The building was expanded in 1987 and again in 2002.<ref name=":2" />