Editing Beacon, New York (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Matteawan, N.Y. LOC 77693594.jpg|thumb|[[Perspective map]] of Matteawan and list of landmarks from 1886 by [[L.R. Burleigh]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} is water. The total area is 2.25% water, which includes the [[Beacon Reservoir (Dutchess County, New York)|Beacon Reservoir]].

Located on the eastern shore of the [[Hudson River]], Beacon is noted for its proximity to numerous historic sites and large cities. It is located minutes away from [[Bannerman's Castle]] and [[West Point, New York|West Point]]. Beacon also sits with the famous [[Mount Beacon]] as its backdrop and the Hudson River as its front door. The city also is located across the river from its larger sister city, [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]]. Beacon is just 20 minutes south of the [[Hudson Valley]] Region capital city, [[Poughkeepsie (city), New York|Poughkeepsie]]. [[Danbury, Connecticut]], lies approximately 30 miles to the east, while New York City is 55 miles to the south.

===Neighborhoods===
The city includes the following neighborhoods:{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

;Main neighborhoods
* Riverside section
* Mountainside section
;Secondary neighborhoods
* North tree streets
* South tree streets
* Business district (Main Street area)—revitalized over the last decade{{when|date=September 2024}} with artists' studios, shops and restaurants
* "Davies" or "the apartments" (section of city with a concentrated area of public sousing on South Avenue)
* "Forrestal Heights"—this also is partially populated by elderly fixed-income persons in the one high-rise building in the complex and welfare recipients in the two-story apartments in the surrounding neighborhood.
* "The Derk" (neighborhood east of Fishkill Creek along East Main; generally, the environs of Beacon Fire Station 1.)

===Historic neighborhoods===
[[File:Lower Main Street Historic District 2012-09-28 11-16-17.jpg|thumb|right|Lower Main Street Historic District (2012)]]
{{See also|Lower Main Street Historic District}}

Byrnsville, or Tioronda, was a hamlet near the mouth of the Fishkill creek, about a mile south of Fishkill Landing, and contained the Tioronda Hat Works. In 1880 it had a population of two hundred and seventeen. The Hat Works occupied the site of an old cotton-mill at this place which failed before 1850. A grist and saw-mill were subsequently built on the site but torn down by Lewis Tompkins in 1878 when the Hat Works were erected. A little below these works is the former site of the Madam Brett grist-mill, for which this has been mistaken.<ref name=smith/>

Groveville derives its name from the extensive oak grove which formerly occupied the site. There was a grist mill at Groveville from a very early day, owned about 1820 by Samuel Upton, a Quaker. who acquired it from Abraham Dubois. Upton also erected on the opposite side of the race a stone building which he used as a fulling mill. Sometime after 1840, the property, was sold it to the Glenham Co., who converted it to a woolen mill, and did carding, spinning and weaving.<ref name=smith>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-h-james-hadden-smith/history-of-duchess-county-new-york--with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketch-272/page-107-history-of-duchess-county-new-york--with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketch-272.shtml|title=Read the eBook History of Duchess county, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers by James H. (James Hadden) Smith online for free (page 107 of 125)|website=www.ebooksread.com|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183325/https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/james-h-james-hadden-smith/history-of-duchess-county-new-york--with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketch-272/page-107-history-of-duchess-county-new-york--with-illustrations-and-biographical-sketch-272.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first several blocks of Main Street east of its junction with South Avenue constitutes the [[Lower Main Street Historic District]] and features many small businesses located in vintage [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]]-[[architectural style|style]] buildings.

===Historic places===
[[File:Beacon Dutch Reformed Church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Reformed Church of Beacon]], designed by [[Frederick Clarke Withers]] (2006)]]
*'''[[Bogardus-DeWindt House]]''' is located on Tompkins Avenue, a short distance west of NY 9D, in Beacon, New York, United States. It typifies the houses built in the region between 1750 and 1830. It was included on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1993.
*'''[[Madam Brett Homestead]]''', 50 Van Nydeck Avenue: the oldest building in Dutchess County, and is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=guide>"Guide to Museums, Historical Organizations, Local Historians, Libraries / Dutchess - Orange - Putnam - Rockland - Ulster - Westchester - Bronx", published by the Lower Hudson Conference in Elmsford, N.Y., second edition, 1989.</ref>
*'''Denning's Point''' is a peninsula that extends into the Hudson River. It was known as "DePeyster's Point" until Adjutant-General William Denning purchased the land in 1785. The land has been the site of a brickyard and other industries. It is now the location of The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brickcollecting.com/dennings.htm|title=Denning's Point: History and Brick Works|website=brickcollecting.com|access-date=9 July 2017|archive-date=July 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703015525/http://brickcollecting.com/dennings.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> There is evidence that [[Alexander Hamilton]] lived on Denning's Point during the Revolutionary War and started crafting [[The Federalist Papers]] while living at this location.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vs0pAQAAMAAJ|title=Denning's Point: A Hudson River History from 4000 BC to the 21st Century|isbn=9781883789510|access-date=11 August 2017|last1=Heron|first1=Jim|year=2006|publisher=Black Dome Press |archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002003210/https://books.google.com/books?id=Vs0pAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''[[Eustatia]]''' is a brick cottage in the [[High Victorian Gothic]] style overlooking the Hudson River on Monell Place. It was built in 1867 to designs by [[Frederick Clarke Withers]] for his friend John J. Monell. Monell had recently married Caroline DeWindt Downing, widow of the influential Newburgh architect [[Andrew Jackson Downing]], with whom Withers had worked. They built the house on property deeded to them by her father, [[John Peter DeWindt|John P. DeWindt]]. In 1979 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
[[File:Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, NY 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Howland Cultural Center (2009)]]
*'''The [[Howland Cultural Center]]''', located on Main Street, is the former historic Howland Circulating Library. It was designed in 1872 by [[Richard Morris Hunt]], brother-in-law of [[Eliza Howland]] and [[Joseph Howland]]. He was one of a committee of ten local benefactors who had joined to establish a library for their city, and commissioned Hunt for the job. When the library opened, its 2,200-volume collection was available only to subscribers. Later the library opened to the general public, but by 1976 the collection needed more space and so the library moved down Main Street. The old library building is now in the hands of a private non-profit organization, the Howland Cultural Center, which presents art exhibitions and other cultural activities. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 1973.
[[File:Beacon Firehouse -1.jpg|thumb|left|Lewis Tompkins Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse (2006)]]
*'''[[Lewis Tompkins Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse]]'''
*'''[[Mount Gulian]]'''
*'''[[National Biscuit Company Carton Making and Printing Plant|Dia Beacon]],'''<ref>{{cite web |title=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317421 |website=catalog.archives.gov |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=April 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416004825/https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317421 |url-status=live }}</ref> the museum has a contemporary art collection of work dating from the 1960 to today and is housed in a former [[Nabisco]] box-printing factory.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Pokora |first1=Becky |last2=Pearl |first2=Dylan |date=February 27, 2024 |title=9 Awesome Trips You Can Take Without Driving |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/travel-rewards/trips-you-can-take-without-driving/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303133807/https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/travel-rewards/trips-you-can-take-without-driving/ |archive-date=March 3, 2024 |access-date=March 3, 2024 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
*'''[[Peter C. DuBois House]]'''
*'''[[Reformed Church of Beacon]]''', originally the Reformed Dutch Church of Fishkill Landing, is a congregation of the Reformed Church in America.  The oldest church in Beacon, the congregation was established in 1813. It overlooks the Hudson River from the top of a bluff. The church and its cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
*'''[[St. Joachim and St. John the Evangelist's Church (Beacon, New York)]]'''
*'''[[St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Beacon, New York)]]'''
*'''[[Tioronda Bridge]]'''
*'''[[Trinity Methodist Church (Beacon, New York)]]'''
[[File:Beacon Post Office.jpg|thumb|right|Beacon Post Office (2006)]]
*[[United States Post Office (Beacon, New York)|'''United States Post Office''']] is located at 369 Main Street, Beacon NY. It is a stone structure in the [[Dutch Colonial Revival architecture|Dutch Colonial Revival architectural]] style built in the mid-1930s. It includes an interior mural by [[Charles Rosen (painter)|Charles Rosen]]. In 1988 it was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] along with many other older post offices in the state. The building's [[fieldstone]] exterior is a distinctive feature of New Deal era design. 
*Beacon is home to one of a handful of operating "[[Traffic light#Dummy lights|dummy lights]]" in the United States. '''The Beacon Dummy Light''' is located at the intersection of Main and East Main Streets. It is a [[traffic light|traffic signal]] on a pedestal which sits in the middle of an intersection, first installed in 1926.<ref name="HUDSON">[https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/08/13/beacons-iconic-dummy-light-back-in-business-2/ '''''Mid Hudson News''''', ''Beacon’s iconic dummy light back in business'', News Staff, August 13, 2022] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710173624/https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/08/13/beacons-iconic-dummy-light-back-in-business-2/ |date=July 10, 2023 }}, Retrieved Jul. 10, 2023.</ref> It was recently restored in 2022. Another active dummy light located in New York State is at [[Croton-on-Hudson, New York|Croton-on-Hudson]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Petrobelli |first1=Pierluigi |last2=Casati |first2=Marisa Di Gregorio |last3=Jesurum |first3=Olga |last4=verdiani |first4=Istituto di studi |title="Sorgete! Ombre serene!": l'aspetto visivo dello spettacolo verdiano |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZulUZHJayv4C&dq=dummy+light+croton-on-hudson+1932&pg=PA94 |publisher=EDT srl |access-date=15 April 2023 |language=en |date=1996 |isbn=9788885065130 |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523025622/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZulUZHJayv4C&dq=dummy+light+croton-on-hudson+1932&pg=PA94 |url-status=live }}</ref> The one in [[Canajoharie (village), New York|Canajoharie]] was removed in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Dummy Light on Church Street in Canajoharie New York is one the last of its kind. |url=http://www.canpal.org/dummy.htm |access-date=15 April 2023 |date=1 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901010117/http://www.canpal.org/dummy.htm |archive-date=2008-09-01 }}</ref><ref name="TLH">[https://leaderherald.com/gloversville-local-news-johnstown-local-news/local-news/2023/03/dievendorf-takes-canajoharie-mayors-race-ticket-sweeps-with-video/ '''''The Leader-Herald''''', ''Dievendorf takes Canajoharie mayor’s race, ticket sweeps'', Tyler A. McNeil, March 22, 2023] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710171250/https://leaderherald.com/gloversville-local-news-johnstown-local-news/local-news/2023/03/dievendorf-takes-canajoharie-mayors-race-ticket-sweeps-with-video/ |date=July 10, 2023 }}, Retrieved Jul. 10, 2023.</ref><ref name="RECORDER">[https://www.recordernews.com/news/local-news/203892 '''''The Recorder''''', ''Village of Canajoharie to permanently move historic dummy light out of Wagner Square'', Shenandoah Briere, August 10, 2022] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710165750/https://www.recordernews.com/news/local-news/203892 |date=July 10, 2023 }}, Retrieved Jul. 10, 2023.</ref>