Balmville, New York
 Balmville, New York
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| Coordinates: 41°31′40″N 74°1′28″WCoordinates: 41°31′40″N 74°1′28″W | |
| United States | |
| New York | |
| Orange | |
| Area | |
| 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) | |
| 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) | |
| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 3,178 | |
| Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| EDT (UTC-4) | |
| 12550 | |
| 845 | |
| 36-04286 | |
| 0942941 |
Balmville is an affluent hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. It is part of thePoughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census. Many wealthy, influential, and upper income families live in Balmville on roads such as River, Sloane, Commonwealth, Susan, and Grand. Susan Drive is accredited for housing the former Franklin D. Roosevelt Estate (Algonac). Many homes in Balmville are incredibly expensive due to their pristine views of the Hudson River. Balmville is also the site of the Powelton Club Country Club. It currently ranks as the highest income hamlet in the greater Newburgh area.
Balmville is a community in the eastern part of the town of Newburgh. It is immediately north of, and adjoins, the city of Newburgh.
Balmville is home to the Balmville Tree, New York's smallest state forest. The tree is one of three federally protected in the nation. It is called a "miracle tree" due to its age (over 300 years) for its species.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.
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Education
Balmville Elementary School
Balmville has been a part of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District since consolidation in 1963. The original Balmville School building stood on what later became the Desmond Estate. When that building (which has long since been demolished) outgrew its space, it was replaced by a new building built on land donated by Warren Delano of the Delano family with funds donated by his daughter, Annie Delano-Hitch. Mrs. Hitch was a lifelong Balmville resident whose sister was Sara Delano Roosevelt, the mother of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This old elementary school building with a cornerstone indicating construction in 1897 is still standing today. It stands on what is now the northeast corner of U.S. Route 9W and Fostertown Road. (The current Route 9W was constructed in the late 1920s.) It is immediately north of the current elementary school, at the southeast corner of 9W and Fostertown Road, which was initially constructed in 1953-54, but was added onto many times since, most recently in 2007. In 2007, the Board of Education of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District voted to demolish the older school building and expend $375,000 to do so. The school board concluded that the building is "unstable" and poses a "health and safety hazard even to those just walking or parking outside." This conclusion was based upon an architectural survey commissioned by the Board of Education. Local civic and historic groups rose up and demanded that this historically and architecturally significant building be spared. Local developers Rick Milton and Keith Libolt stepped forward and offered buy the building, restore it, and lease it back to the school district. Milton charged that District Administrators and the architect's report "scared the board into thinking that the building is going to fall down. It's not true." Milton further charged that the administrators were simply looking for a quick way to create more parking spaces for the "new" school and contended that additional parking could be found elsewhere on the school property. The Board of Education relented and rescinded its demolition order. Although most classes have been held in the "new" Balmville School since 1954, some classes had been held in the "old" building as late as the mid-1970s, and it had been used for offices and other administrative purposes up to the mid-1980s. It had been used for storage since. Milton and Libolt propose using the "old" building for administrative and office space, freeing the space used in the "new" building for these purposes and also for expanding the school library.[3] On Oct. 30, 2007, the Board of Education voted to table the demolition for the time being.[4]
Secondary and Higher Education
While many residents of Balmville attend Newburgh Free Academy, others attend local independent schools. A large amount of graduates from Balmville are noted to attend or have attended Ivy Leagueschools such as Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.
The Balmville Tree
The Balmville Tree is located behind the current Balmville Elementary School, where Balmville Road, River Road, and Commonwealth Avenue intersect. It is the smallest state forest in New York, and is one of only three trees protected by the Federal government. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000.
Algonac
Balmville was the site of Algonac — the birthplace and home of Sara Delano, the mother of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Balmville Grange
The Balmville Grange Hall is located on Fostertown Road 2/10 of a mile west of the intersection with Route 9W and is the last remaining grange in the Town of Newburgh. It celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 28, 2003.[5]
Newburgh Beacon Bridge and Interstate 84
The western terminus of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge is in Balmville. In fact, Interstate 84, which crosses the Bridge, bisects Balmville just south of the Powelton Club. Property had been taken from the Powelton Club for the construction of this highway, although not as much land was taken as occurred in the 1920s for the construction of U.S. Route 9W. The New York State Bridge Authorityrecently constructed parking lots on Grand Avenue to accommodate hikers who utilize the pedestrian crosspath on the Bridge. This was done to discourage vehicles parking under the overpass, a security concern since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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