Westchester Square is one of the oldest continuously settled areas in the Bronx, established by English settlers around 1654 as the village of Oostdorp and serving as the seat of the town of Westchester until its incorporation into New York City in 1895. It retains a distinct village character with 19th-century homes, Victorian mansions, and cultural institutions including the Huntington Free Library, and sits at the eastern edge of the Bronx near Westchester Creek.