of land and, on most streets, the property minimum increases to four acres of land, the exception being the Hunt Farm development on hamlet's outskirts. To further maintain the beauty of Waccabuc, a 100-acre piece of land was bought by all residents of Waccabuc through the Waccabuc Land Owner's Association for conservation purposes as well as to provide hiking trails. The Mead Memorial Chapel and The Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the hamlet itself is a designated historic district. A 2005 NYT story on the hamlet captured the social function of the Post Office and the locals' efforts to preserve and maintain it. Notable people Kay Brown, Hollywood talent scout Elliott Carter, composer Sean Combs, rapper, producer, entrepreneur, and actor better known as Diddy, P. Diddy, and Puff Daddy Blythe Danner, actress Alfred DelBello, former Lieutenant Governor of New York William H. Donaldson, former chairman of the SEC Hélène Grimaud, pianist Bryant Gumbel, television journalist and sportscaster Charles S. Haight, Jr., federal judge Allen Hershkowitz, president and co-founder of the Green Sports Alliance, co-founder of Broadway Green Alliance, former Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsoe, Owner of Evil Twin Brewing Company and Evil Twin New York City William P. Lauder, CEO and President of Estee Lauder O. Winston Link, photographer David Marks, Original member of the Beach Boys Stanley O'Neal, former CEO and President of Merrill Lynch Bruce Paltrow, director and producer Gwyneth Paltrow, actress and singer Jake Paltrow, director Marion Pritchard, rescuer of Dutch Jews during World War II Ogden R. Reid, United States Representative and Ambassador to Israel Roger Stone, Republican Party strategist and pollster Christine Tucci, actress Stanley Tucci, actor Jean-Georges Vongerichten, French chef and culinary author Jeffrey Tambor, American actor, voice artist, and comedian Scott Vaccaro, Founder of Captain Lawrence Brewing Company References Hamlets in Westchester County, New York Hamlets in New York (state)