Kingston NY Real Estate includes Kingston and is the county seat of Ulster County, New York. The City is a chronology of American architecture spanning four centuries from the early Dutch and English, including Federalist, Georgian, Greek Revival, Victorian, Romanesque, Italianate, Neo-Classical, Art Deco and Contemporary. The blend makes a beautiful landscape for every visitor.
Its property values are on the increase as it has become a magnet for second home owners, retirees and artists. Kingston has been named one of the top 10 towns in the Hudson Valley by Hudson Valley magazine. It is 91 miles (146 km) north of New York City and 59 miles (95 km) south of Albany. The city is on the west bank of the Hudson River.
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City of Kingston NY History
Settled in 1651, it was one of the three large Hudson River settlements in New Netherland, the other two being Beverwyck, now Albany, and New Amsterdam, now New York City. In 1777, Kingston became the first capital of New York. The senate first met here in the house which today remains a historic site and museum. It was here that Governor George Clinton was inaugurated and is buried in the city’s Old Dutch churchyard. Part of the Town of Kingston was used to form the Towns of Esopus and Saugerties. Additional parts of Kingston were used to set apart the City of Kingston in 1827 and the Town of Woodstock in 1879. The Dutch cultural influence in Kingston remained strong through the end of the nineteenth century. Kingston officially became a city on May 29th, 1872 with the merger of the villages of Rondout and Kingston
The town of Rondout became an important freight hub for the transportation of coal. This hub was later used to transport other goods, including bluestone. Kingston shaped and shipped most of the bluestone made to create the sidewalks of New York City. Natural cement deposits were found throughout the valley, and in 1844 quarrying began in the “Ponchockie” section of Rondout. Large warehouses of ice sat beside the Hudson river from which the ice was cut during the winter and preserved all year to be used in early refrigeration.
The City Hall building in Kingston is located on Broadway in the center of the city. It is a red brick building in a late Victorian architectural style dating from 1873. It sits on what had been the boundary between the villages of Kingston and Rondout prior to their merger to form the city of Kingston. First used for governmental purposes in 1875, its design was modified after sustaining serious damage in a 1927 fire. In 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first listing in the city. The city government moved to a new building the next year, leaving the building vacant for over 20 years. After an extensive restoration in the late 20th century, the city has moved back in.
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Large brick making factories were also located close to this shipping hub. Rondout’s central location as a shipping hub ended with the advent of railroads which ran through Rondout and Kingston but could transport their loads through the city without stopping. The Rondout-West Strand Historic District, borders the Rondout Creek and is home to recently redeveloped waterfront as well as an artist community labeled by Business Week online as one of “America’s best places for artists.”
The Uptown Stockade or Stockade District was the first capital of New York State. It is noted for its “antique” feeling. Meanwhile, the Midtown area is known for its early 20th century industries and plays home to the Ulster Performing Arts Center and the historic City Hall building.
Today, almost two dozen of the original pre-revolutionary stone houses remain standing and are occupied. These treasures are just part of the magnificent architecture found in this river city. The Rondout is resplendent with its 19th century commercial and residential structures housing a reborn “village” on the waterfront.
U. S. Census for 2010, the town has a total area of 8.6 square miles and a population of 23,887 people, 73.2% white. The median income for a household is $31,594 and the per capita income for the town is $18,662.