I've made some pretty amazing discoveries about the almshouse since I last posted (or rather, some awesome people who read this blog provided those discoveries to me!) but I'd like to finish up with the maps before I share them here. This map is the 1893 Bien Map of Mount Pleasant and Ossining. As you can see, what was previously labeled as "East Tarrytown" is now known as "East View." This was the estate purchased by James Butler, a wealthy grocery store tycoon, the same year that this map was published. The hamlet of East View is somewhat similar to the old hamlet of East Tarrytown, with the same collection of small dwellings (though there seem to be fewer) and the almshouse (now labeled "County Poor House") -- but there are some notable changes, including the extension of the Putnam Division railroad in 1880, the construction of the Methodist Church, and the presence of another estate (Tower Hill/Kingsland Estate) nearby.
The overall trend seems to be toward greater consolidation and industrialization, which is gradually changing the landscape of the former small agricultural hamlet. The almshouse stood as a witness to these changes, but within a few decades its own existence would be threatened by local development.
Here's the full map for context:
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