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Valley Cottage, NY

One of Valley Cottage's first residents was John Ryder, who bought 300 acres of farmland off Kings Highway in 1753. The hamlet takes its name from his Dutch sandstone house, which came to be called ''that cottage in the valley.'' (It is now Dutch House Antiques.) In 1914, Maurice Heaton, a stained-glass artisan whose work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, N.Y., was a child when he left Switzerland with his parents to settle in Valley Cottage. He lived there until his death in 1990. In 1939, Alexandra Tolstoy, the youngest daughter of Leo Tolstoy, founded the Tolstoy Foundation with other exiles to minister to the relief of Russian emigres. She lived at the Tolstoy Foundation Center in Valley Cottage until her death in 1979.Since Valley Cottage is a small town, the library functions as an all-purpose gathering place for residents. Two to three times a year the library presents an art and tea program in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art that offers residents the opportunity to hear a lecture on a current exhibit at the museum. The library also offers cooking programs and a rotating monthly art exhibit by local artists.

How Do Valley Cottage's Schools Add Up?...

Liberty Elementary School

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How Am I Supposed To Get To Work?...

NJ Transit Rail

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Now That I Live Here, Who Do I Call For Info?...

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