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59-532: Historic Huguenot Street is located in New Paltz , New York , approximately 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City. The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in France and what's now southern Belgium . After negotiating with

118-593: A center of Protestantism. The settlers lived in Wiltwyck (present day Kingston, New York ) and in 1677 purchased a patent for the land surrounding present day New Paltz from a Lenape tribe known as the Esopus . The people of Mannheim use a dialect form of the name Pfalz without the "f", pronouncing it "Paltz." Records of the New Paltz Reformed Church , which was formed in 1683, show the name of

177-626: A destination for those seeking a variety of good food. According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km ), of which 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ) (1.70%) is water. The Wallkill River runs north along the western border of New Paltz, flowing into the Rondout Creek and eventually the Hudson River . As of

236-404: A four-year term and reelected in 2019, and again in 2023. The four trustees on the village board are Alexandria Wojcik (elected in 2019 and 2023 via zero-dollar campaigns; serving as Deputy Mayor), William Murray, Stana Weisburd, and Stevie Susta. The Village Board of Trustees meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the village hall. Sewer and water districts for

295-462: A house that is an excellent example of how a comfortable family in the region lived in the mid-18th century. Built ca 1705 for the DuBois family, it might have served as a fortified place for protection for the small community if needed. Originally a smaller 1 1 ⁄ 2 story structure, this building was expanded to its current size in the late 1830s. Some historians and antiquarians believe that

354-426: A one-way route and improving bicycle and pedestrian access. An implementation committee was appointed in 2007 to study ways to use the plan. [REDACTED] Niimi, Okayama , Japan Pison, Nikki. "The Cusp of Sad." 2013. Little Heart Press: Rosendale, NY. https://www.foxnews.com/us/small-town-rallies-in-support-of-american-flag-mural-after-initial-outcry Colonial Revival architecture The beginnings of

413-589: A school, was located here. Many of the buildings still stand today, as a living museum community. Population slowly spread from the Wallkill up along the street now known as North Front Street and then along what is now Chestnut Street. In the nineteenth century, development continued along what is now Main Street. The secession of the town of Lloyd and parts of Shawangunk , Esopus , and Gardiner , between 1843 and 1853, reduced New Paltz to its present size. In 1887,

472-587: A small but active chapter in New Paltz that has been protesting in front of Elting Memorial Library weekly since November 2001. In 2024, over 200 activists rallied at the library to demonstrate their "outrage" over the arrest of over 100 students at SUNY New Paltz who had created a Gaza Solidarity Encampment . The first local newspaper in New Paltz, the New Paltz Times , was founded by Charles J. Ackert, who printed its first issue on July 6, 1860. It

531-598: A total of 130 residents. Jean and Jacob Hasbrouck owned several slaves; they were named in Jean's will as "Gerritt," "James," and "Molly." By 1755, slavery was a well-established part of the New Paltz community: the census from that year lists 28 slave holders, who collectively owned 78 slaves over the age of 14 years. The majority of slave holders (82%) owned between one and four slaves, and used them as domestic servants and farm laborers. The overall population of New Paltz grew rapidly to 2,309 in 1790, by when 77 slave holders owned

590-674: A total of 302 slaves, or 13% of the population. For more information pertaining to slavery in New Paltz, visit "The Society of Negroes Unsettled": The History of Slavery in New Paltz, NY Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . HHS also has an online exhibit called The Missing Chapter: Untold Stories of the African-American Presence in the Mid-Hudson Valley All of the following Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation

649-637: Is a research facility devoted primarily to the history and genealogy of the Huguenot and Dutch Settlers of the Hudson Valley. It also functions as a general repository for local history, regardless of ethnicity or religious persuasion. The collections consist of family genealogies, church, cemetery and bible records, wills and deeds, census records, genealogical periodicals, county histories, and publications relating to Huguenot ancestry. Genealogists, local historians, and other interested parties can access

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708-469: Is filed under New Paltz, Ulster County, NY: New Paltz (village), New York New Paltz is a village in Ulster County located in the U.S. state of New York . It is approximately 80 miles (130 km) north of New York City and 70 miles (110 km) south of Albany . The population was 7,324 at the 2020 census. New Paltz is located within the town of New Paltz . It is also home to

767-610: Is located in Newburgh, thirty minutes to the south. The Wallkill Valley Railroad , founded in 1866, stretched from Montgomery to Kingston. The New Paltz railroad station was originally built in 1870, rebuilt after a 1907 fire. The railroad and station later came under New York Central ownership. The NYC operated two trains a day, each direction, on a Kingston-New Paltz-Montgomery run. At Kingston, connections were available trains north to Albany and south to Weehawken, New Jersey. The passenger service through New Paltz ended in 1937, and

826-536: Is not currently open to the public. The original portion of the house was built around 1720 by Patentee Pierre Deyo. It began as a one-room house, was subsequently expanded to two rooms, and ultimately to three when a stone addition was added off the rear by Pierre's grandson Abraham. Circumstances for this house changed dramatically when, at the height of the Colonial Revival movement, two descendants of Pierre Deyo, Abraham and Gertrude Brodhead, inherited

885-555: Is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the United States. The house museums of Historic Huguenot Street are in their original village setting. The street has been included in the National Register of Historic Places since it was created in 1966, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960. In addition to the houses, the 10-acre (4.0 ha) site features a burying ground dating to

944-429: Is one of the six 18th-century stone houses owned by Historic Huguenot Street. It was altered in various points in its approximately 250 years of occupancy, with its most recent major alterations occurring in 1943 when it was purchased by Rev. John Wright Follette, a direct descendant of its original builder, Hugo Freer. Over the years, the interior was modernized into a 20th-century idea of a colonial home. This structure

1003-573: Is served by several Amtrak trains and is the terminus for the Metro-North Railroad 's Hudson Line. The Hudson Line stretches from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal in New York City . Poughkeepsie is a 15-20 minute drive east of New Paltz. In 2006, the town and village officials agreed to pay for a transportation study to analyze the transportation needs of the area. The study's suggestions included turning Main Street into

1062-403: Is today called Huguenot Street. The French-speaking Protestants who settled New Paltz built their first church in 1683—a simple log building. This was replaced in 1717 with a straightforward, square stone building that reflected the permanence of the settlement. The existing building in the burying ground is a highly conjectural reconstruction of the 1717 building near its original location. As

1121-727: The Empire State Trail for a distance. New Paltz is exit 18 on the New York State Thruway , which is also designated as Interstate 87 . There is frequent bus service between The Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City and New Paltz provided by Trailways of New York , with connections to many other villages and cities in New York State. Express bus service is also available from New Paltz to New York City via Trailways of New York, serving

1180-613: The Esopus Indians , this small group of Huguenots settled on a flat rise on the banks of the Wallkill River in 1678. The settlers named the site in honor of Die Pfalz , the region of present-day Germany that had provided them temporary refuge before they came to America. Archaeological finds indicate that the immediate area settled by the Huguenots was occupied by Native Americans prior to European contact. The site

1239-672: The National Register of Historic Places . New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots settlers, including Louis DuBois , who had taken refuge in Mannheim , Germany, for a brief period of time, being married there in 1655, before emigrating to the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1660 with his family. Mannheim was a major town of the Palatinate (in German, the Pfalz ), at the time

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1298-638: The State University of New York at New Paltz , founded in 1828. The town is served by exit 18 on the New York State Thruway (I-87) , as well as state routes 299, 32, and 208, and is about 90 minutes from both New York City and Albany . The Elting Memorial Library , Guilford-Bower Farm House , Jean Hasbrouck House , Major Jacob Hasbrouck Jr. House , Huguenot Street Historic District , Lake Mohonk Mountain House Complex , New Paltz Downtown Historic District , and The Locusts are listed on

1357-552: The census of 2000, there were 6,034 people, 1898 households, and 586 families residing in the village. The population density was 3,482.5 people per square mile (1,344.6 people/km ). There were 1,957 housing units at an average density of 1,129.5 per square mile (436.1/km ). The racial makeup of the village was 73.42% white , 7.79% black or African American , 0.27% Native American , 7.01% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 8.35% from other races , and 3.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.93% of

1416-559: The Abraham Hasbrouck House was built in three phases in the 1720s and 30s. The first room of the house—the center room—was constructed in 1721 by Daniel Hasbrouck, the son of Abraham Hasbrouck the patentee. The date 1721 is based on recent dendrochronology, which is a process by which wooden structural members are dated. This house represents a New World innovation in Dutch-style architecture. The initial houses in

1475-587: The Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 , which reawakened Americans to the architectural traditions of their colonial past. Fairly small numbers of Colonial Revival homes were built c.  1880 –1910, a period when Queen Anne-style architecture was dominant in the United States. From 1910–1930, the Colonial Revival movement was ascendant, with about 40% of U.S. homes built in

1534-517: The Colonial Revival style. In the immediate post-war period ( c.  1950s –early 1960s), Colonial Revival homes continued to be constructed, but in simplified form. In the present-day, many New Traditional homes draw from Colonial Revival styles. Although associated with the architectural movement, "Colonial Revival" also refers to historic preservation , landscape architecture and garden design, and decorative arts movements that emulate or draw inspiration from colonial forms. While

1593-563: The DuBois Fort Visitor Center, shows some of the highlights of archaeological excavation in our area with artifacts dating back 6,000-8,000 years ago. The historical record of slavery in New Paltz begins in 1674, three years before its founding, when Louis DuBois purchased two African slaves at a public auction held in Kingston (then called Esopus). The two slaves ran away the following spring and were captured in

1652-404: The Dutch region of New York, such as New Amsterdam, Albany, and Kingston, were built in the tradition of Dutch cities, with the gable-ends to the street, which conserves street frontage. The basic structure of the house consists of a series of H-bents which spread the weight of the house across the entire expanse. The original one-room house exhibited several defining elements of Dutch architecture,

1711-402: The New Paltz community increased in size throughout the 18th century, a larger church became necessary. A second stone church was built down the street in 1772. When it became too small, it was demolished and replaced by a third church built in 1839. This church survives today and is home to an active Reformed congregation. The reconstructed church is named in honor of Antoine Crispell, one of

1770-405: The average family size was 2.66. In the village, the age of population was disbursed as such: 6.9% under the age of 18, 58.7% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 10.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males. The median income for a household in

1829-528: The changes in architectural style from the early 18th century. This house reflects the several changes in the society and home life of New Paltz in the early 19th century. Formerly a glass factory, Deyo Hall is the site of event and meeting facilities and public restrooms. Collections storage is also housed in this building. Located in the Roosa House, the Library and Archives at Historic Huguenot Street

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1888-561: The collections by appointment. The colorful paint replicates the original colors of the house in 1891. Historians and archeologists have learned more about the continuing relations between the Esopus , the original inhabitants of the area, and the Huguenots. Some results of research can be found at the HHS site at "Relations between the Huguenots of New Paltz, NY and the Esopus Indians . The "Before Hudson" exhibit, currently on view at

1947-440: The colony by Lewis Morris of Barbados . From 1675 to 1680, Morris and DuBois engaged in a lengthy custody battle for the two slaves. Settlers continued to buy slaves to serve as laborers in New Paltz to support the settlement's growth. The Deyo family bought slaves in 1680 and 1694. Throughout the next 125 years, historical records of the settlement included references to slaves. In 1703, the population included nine slaves out of

2006-619: The concept that each person had a direct relationship with God, rather than one mediated through a church hierarchy. Built in 1799 by Ezekiel Elting, a prosperous merchant who was born in the Bevier-Elting House, this stone and brick building is quite different from the earlier stone houses on Huguenot Street. Its Georgian-style architecture reflects the transition of New Paltz from a French and Dutch settlement to an Anglo-American community, and increasing refinement in architecture in this period as settlements matured. The house shows

2065-490: The dominant influences in Colonial Revival style are Georgian and Federal architecture , Colonial Revival homes also draw, to a lesser extent, from the Dutch Colonial style and post-medieval English styles. Colonial Revival homes are often eclectic in style, combining aspects from several of these previous styles. Since Colonial Revival architecture pulls structural and decorative elements from other styles, there

2124-489: The early 18th century, a reconstructed 1717 stone church, a visitor center, a library and archives, and spaces for other programming. The site is owned and operated by Historic Huguenot Street, which was founded in 1894. In 1899, Historic Huguenot Street purchased the Jean Hasbrouck house as the first house museum on the street. In the 1950s and '60s, the organization and related family associations purchased most of

2183-475: The east shore of the Wallkill River, in the area where the first settlers had built their shelters. The street is now known as Huguenot Street . There, the church, schools, blacksmith , seamstresses , and stores flourished for the benefit of farmers who required goods such as seed, tools, clothing, and food not available on all farms, including alcoholic beverages . The church, which was also used as

2242-522: The house was originally a one-room building built with the narrow or gable end facing the street—then the prevailing style of the low countries of Northern Europe. Two expansions were built later, as was a small cellar that was used to house African slaves . The house was built by the Bevier family, one of the founding families, and subsequently sold to the Dutch Elting family. The structure known as

2301-530: The house. Wanting to live on the street of their ancestors but also wanting a modern, gracious home that reflected their affluence, the Brodheads partially dismantled the original stone house and built a grand Queen Anne home around it in 1894. They also significantly changed their surrounding property, in essence changing a small, village farm into a handsomely appointed and landscaped mini-estate. The house first passed out of Deyo family ownership in 1915. It

2360-476: The jambless fireplace being the principal and most recognized feature in the house. Recently re-opened to the public in July 2012 following a restoration and reinterpretation focusing on the life of Widow Wyntje. Also built in 1721 by Jean's son Jacob (and perhaps incorporating elements of an early home built by New Paltz founder Jean Hasbrouck), this home is an excellent example of Hudson Valley Dutch architecture and

2419-455: The owner of Ulster Publishing as the New Paltz Times in 2001. The modern New Paltz Times is published weekly, and has no continuity with the 19th-century paper of the same name. New Paltz hosts a number of cultural events. This event, paid for through the village, town, and SUNY New Paltz, celebrated the differences among people through food, spoken word poetry, artistic endeavors and theatrical performance. The last known theme, in 2007,

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2478-597: The park-ride lot at Exit 18 of the Thruway. Ulster County Area Transit also provides service to Metro-North Railroad in Poughkeepsie , along with local bus service to Kingston , Newburgh , and points in between along Route 32. In January 2009 the New Paltz Loop Bus, stopping at points throughout the community, was launched. Stewart International Airport is the nearest major airport to New Paltz. It

2537-402: The patent, stretching to the Hudson River and augmented soon by the other patents on the south, were eventually divided among those twelve partners, their relatives, and a few friends into large plots – part wilderness and part farm. The farms were grouped principally around the heights west and east of the Wallkill River . The commercial center serving the agricultural base was located on

2596-407: The population. There were 1,898 households, out of which 12.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 69.1% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and

2655-426: The presence of "gun ports" made it a fort, but there is no evidence of the presence of any such portholes before the 19th century. The DuBois Fort currently serves as the orientation center and gift shop, as well as a location for special events. Guests can purchase their admission tickets and memberships at this building. Over the last 300 years, it has also been used as a residence and a restaurant. The Freer House

2714-596: The rail division was abandoned by Conrail in 1983. The former roadbed was converted for use as the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail . The former station (now called La Stazione ) was sold to private interests in 1959. The building was in a state of disrepair by the early 1980s, but renovated in 1988 and converted to an Italian restaurant in 1999. The nearest active railroad station is the Poughkeepsie Metro-North station , which

2773-411: The remaining stone houses in the district and subsequently opened them as museums. These acquisitions were funded in large part by descendants of the original Huguenot founders. Their family associations play a key role in supporting the institution today. In the 1980s, the organization began offering related educational and informative programming to the public. Dating to the very early 18th century,

2832-743: The settlement was first expressed not in German, nor in English, but in French: Nouveau Palatinat . The community was governed by a kind of corporation called the Duzine , referring to the twelve partners who acquired the royal patent. That form of government continued well past the time of the American Revolution , by special action of the New York State legislature . The 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) or so of

2891-599: The showpiece of Historic Huguenot Street. A National Historic Landmark in its own right, it boasts the only remaining original jambless fireplace of any of the Huguenot Street houses, and is one of the few surviving examples in what was formerly the New Netherland. In 2006, the north wall of the house was carefully dismantled, repaired and reconstructed. Reproduction Dutch-style casement windows were installed. Interior restoration followed, resulting in

2950-412: The town until 1937. After the rail line's closure in 1977, the section of the corridor running through New Paltz was converted to the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail , and the former train station in New Paltz was renovated as a restaurant, The Station . Many different types of restaurants are located in New Paltz, including several that have earned high ratings from both local and national critics, making it

3009-541: The twelve founders or patentees of New Paltz. It was built as the result of a fundraising campaign led by the Crispell Family Association. The Crispell Family Foundation opted to create this reconstructed church in their ancestor's honor. It was completed in 1972. The 1717 church was designed to reflect Reform thinking: the pulpit was placed in a central location, and the pews were placed so that everyone could see and hear more equally. This expressed

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3068-536: The village are maintained through a department of public works. Rehabilitation of the sewer system, which has been found to overflow raw sewage onto local streets and into the Wallkill , is expected under a consent order agreed to in 2003. In 2004, then-Mayor Jason West helped catapult the village into the national spotlight as one of two locations in early 2004 to marry same-sex couples . The Women in Black have

3127-483: The village of New Paltz was incorporated within the eponymous town. Higher education has been one of the main concerns of the community since the 1830s, with facilities on Huguenot and North Front streets. Late in the nineteenth century, the college was built in the area of Plattekill Avenue and Manheim Boulevard, where the State University of New York at New Paltz now stands. The Wallkill Valley Railroad reached New Paltz by 1870, and provided passenger service through

3186-461: The village was $ 21,747, and the median income for a family was $ 51,186. Males had a median income of $ 33,103 versus $ 22,935 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 11,644. About 11.8% of families and 36.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over. The current mayor is Tim Rogers, who was elected in May 2015 to

3245-543: Was a private home until 1971, when it was purchased by the Deyo Family Association and donated in order to be opened to the public as a house museum. The home was most recently restored in 2003 and features circa 1915 interiors. The patentee Pierre Deyo died in 1700, so couldn't have built the house in 1720 as stated. Per the plaque mounted outside the house it was built in 1692. Since the community's founding, there have been four sanctuaries built on what

3304-733: Was a weekly paper in which the Democratic Party was supported. The New Paltz Independent , a Republican newspaper, was founded in 1868. Both the Times and Independent merged in 1919, becoming the New Paltz Independent and Times that ran until 1972, when it became the Old Dutch New Paltz Independent and Times . That same year it was renamed the Old Dutch independent , and ran until it

3363-666: Was derived from Dr. Seuss 's story about Sneetches . A pride parade celebrating LGBT culture is a focus of pride celebrations in June, drawing a number of out-of-town visitors to see the community where same-sex weddings were performed when they were still illegal. The local Memorial Day parade is always held on the actual Memorial Day, not the Monday substitute agreed upon in Congress. A fundraising run on Thanksgiving to support Family of New Paltz. A river race using home made boats that

3422-615: Was discontinued in 1975. The New Paltz News was founded in 1935, and merged with the Wallkill paper Wallkill Valley World in 1980. The Huguenot Herald was first published in 1976 and merged in 1985 with the Highland paper, the Highland Herald . At SUNY New Paltz, a college newspaper, the New Paltz Oracle , was founded in 1938,. The Huguenot Herald and New Paltz News continued to run until they were merged by

3481-483: Was started in 1955 by Delta Kappa fraternity at SUNY New Paltz . It has since been taken over by local citizens and is held in May every year to celebrate the start of Summer. The Mohonk Preserve, Mohonk Mountain House and Minnewaska State Park offer biking and hiking opportunities in an area deemed picturesque by tourism supporters. The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail passes through New Paltz and runs concurrently with

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