Woodbourne, Sullivan County

The abandoned Hasbrouck Tavern is located in the hamlet of Hasbrouck near the confluence of the Wynkoop Brook and the Neversink River. The tavern was constructed by Sam Silverstein circa the 1940s. In addition to owning the tavern, Silverstein also owned the adjacent Old Stone House, an historic home constructed in 1810.

The Hasbrouck hamlet was once a thriving country community with shops, a mill, a church, a creamery and its own post office (from 1846 to 1923). The hamlet was named in honor of Anthony Hasbrouck, who settled there in the early 1800’s and was known as “one of the most prominent citizens of Sullivan [County] . . . a man of wealth, and an active and influential democratic politician.” Anthony Hasbrouck for many years resided at the Old Stone House. In 1840 Cornelius Hardenbergh murdered Hasbrouck at the house over a heated dispute involving a family inheritance. Hardenbergh was convicted for his crime and became the first person to be hanged in Sullivan County.