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| The Somers Historical Society |
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| Mt. Zion Methodist Church, 1794 |
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| Tomahawk Chapel, 1837 |
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| Wright-Reis House, 1850 |
| Located just south of Sunderland Lane on Route 139. Open by appointment only & on July 4th. |
| Located just north of Koegel Park, on Route 118. Open by appointment only. |
| Located just south of Reis Park, on Route 139. Open by appointment only. |
| Mt. Zion Methodist Church In 1794, Micajah Wright, a local farmer & carpenter, built Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church on Primrose Street. It is the oldest Methodist church in Westchester County. [Source: Somers Remembered by Clifford L. Snyder, Somers Historical Society, 1976; is listed on the National Register of Historic Places] |
| Tomahawk Chapel Tom Miller, a local farmer, built this small church in 1837 on a 1/2 acre plot that was deeded by the Putney family. Hachaliah Bailey is reported to have made this comment, "Tom Miller is building a church no bigger than a tiger's cage." [Source: Somers Its People and Places, Somers Historical Society, 1989] |
| Wright-Reis Homestead It is estimated that the farmhouse was built around 1850 by a person who was not a member of the Wright family. Carrie Wright Reis was the last occupant and deeded the house and surrounding land, which includes Reis Park, to the Town upon her death in 1967 for educational & recreational purposes. The site contains a main dwelling, built about 1860, and numerous outbuiodings and barns. The main dwelling is a house museum which is open each July 4th, and by appointment." [Source: Somers Its People and Places, Somers Historical Society, 1989] |
| HISTORIC PROPERTIES of the TOWN OF SOMERS |
| These properties are owned by the Town of Somers. The Somers Historical Society cares for the collections and interprets the sites for public visitation. |