Alcove, New York

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Alcove
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Coordinates: 42°28′7″N73°55′31″W / 42.46861°N 73.92528°W / 42.46861; -73.92528 Coordinates: 42°28′7″N73°55′31″W / 42.46861°N 73.92528°W / 42.46861; -73.92528
Country United States
State New York
Region Capital District
County Albany
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Population
 (1994 [1] )
 • Totalappr. 300
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
12007
Area code(s) 518

Alcove is a hamlet in the town of Coeymans, Albany County, New York. It is a prime example of a 19th-century mill town located at a rural intersection and as such it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Albany area as the Alcove Historic District. The city of Albany's Alcove Reservoir lies to the west of the hamlet.

Coeymans, New York Town in New York, United States

Coeymans is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 7,418 at the 2010 census. The town is named after an early settler, who was the patent-holder for the area. The town is in the southeast part of the county, south of Albany, New York.

Albany County, New York County in New York

Albany County is a county in the state of New York, in the United States. Its northern border is formed by the Mohawk River, at its confluence with the Hudson River, which is on the east. As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204. The county seat is Albany, the state capital of New York. As originally established by the English government in the colonial era, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has had an area of 530 square miles (1,400 km2) since March 3, 1888. The county is named for the Duke of York and of Albany, who became James II of England.

New York (state) American state

New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from its city with the same name, it is sometimes referred to as New York State (NYS).

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History

Valley Mill chimney, a National Register of Historic Places site Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site May 10.jpg
Valley Mill chimney, a National Register of Historic Places site

The history of Alcove is a history of the mills established along the Hannacroix (Haanacrois) Creek. In 1790 an early settler by the name of Casperus Ackerman established the first mill in the area. [2] In 1844 Ephraim Andrews established the Valley Mill for carding of wool and cloth manufacturing along the Hannacroix Creek at the corners of what is now New York State Route 143 and Albany County Route 111. [2] [3] It would be expanded in 1848 and converted to the manufacturing of straw paper by John E. Andrews, and in 1854 in partnership with WS Briggs improvements such as steam power were introduced. WS Briggs and Sons was formed as a partnership in control of the mills in 1871 with Briggs' son Amos D. Briggs as proprietor. This partnership would buy other local mills as well, including Ephraim Andrews'. An early name for Alcove was Stephensville, named for Archibald Stephens who at one time owned the Andrews' mill prior to selling it to WS Briggs and Sons. When the post office was established in the hamlet in 1881 it took the name Alcove. [2] The Valley Mill was destroyed by fire in 1892 leaving the 110-foot-tall (34 m) chimney as the only remnant. The chimney is on the National Register of Historic Places and along with 140 acres (0.57 km2) of the hamlet it is a part of the Alcove Historic District. The district was created in 1980 and has eight contributing properties. The Alcove Preservation Association has been attempting to restore the chimney with hopes of creating a pocket park and interpretive historical center. [3]

Hannacrois Creek river in the United States of America

Hannacrois Creek is a 20.9-mile-long (33.6 km) tributary to the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York. From its source in Westerlo it flows through Dunbar Hollows and over Dickinson Falls to the Alcove Reservoir. It then passes through Coeymans Hollow and just into Greene County to its mouth at the Hudson River in Coeymans, New York.

Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site United States historic place

Valley Paper Mill Chimney and Site is a historic chimney and archaeological site located at Alcove in Albany County, New York. It consists of the surviving 1844 Valley Paper Mill chimney and the site of the former straw pulp paper mill. The chimney is a rectangular brick tapered structure measuring 9.5 feet by 9.5 feet at its base and rising 110 feet. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1891 and the site leveled and filled. A significant portion of the site remains undisturbed from the time of the fire.

New York State Route 143 highway in New York

New York State Route 143 (NY 143) is a 18.82-mile-long (30.29 km) state highway in Albany County, New York, in the United States. The highway runs from an intersection with NY 85 in the town of Westerlo to a junction with NY 144 in the hamlet of Coeymans. The entire route is two lanes wide. NY 143 follows the path of the Coeymans and Westerlo Plank Road, a plank road that operated from 1850 to the early 20th century. The road became a state highway by 1915 and was designated NY 143 as part of the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York.

The Alcove Reservoir was created (1928–1931) by damming the Hannacrois Creek which resulted in the flooding and destruction of the nearby hamlet of Indian Fields. The Indian Fields cemetery was relocated to NY 143 at the northern edge of Alcove. [3]

Geography

Alcove is situated along the banks of the Hannacroix Creek east of the Alcove Reservoir. Since the city of Albany does not release water from the reservoir during dry spells the Hannacroix often goes dry for the first two miles (3 km) downstream from the dam. [3] Coeymans Hollow and the village of Ravena are to the east and Greene County to the south. The hamlet is centered at the crossroads of Albany County Route 111 and Alcove Road and stretches north along the former to New York State Route 143.

Alcove Reservoir

Alcove Reservoir is a reservoir located in Albany County, New York, United States. It serves as water supply for the city of Albany. At 618 ft (188 m) in elevation, the closest hamlet is Alcove, part of the town of Coeymans. New York State Route 32 passes the reservoir on the west. It was built 1928–1932, inundating the village of Indian Fields.

Ravena, New York Village in New York, United States

Ravena is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. United States. The population was 3,268 at the 2010 census. The village is in the southeast part of the town of Coeymans.

Greene County, New York County in New York

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,221. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.

Location

Architecture

Several of the older houses in the hamlet are constructed of, or faced with Alcove bluestone. A large smokestack on Albany County Route 111 at the hamlet's border was once part of a large mill which has since been demolished; it is on the National Register of Historic Places. A one-room school house that once served the hamlet still stands, though it has been converted into a private residence. [1]

Education

Alcove is a part of the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District (RCS) and the children attend Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School for kindergarten through fifth grade, and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School for sixth through twelfth. [1]

The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools are located in Albany County, New York. There are four schools in the district: Albertus W. Becker Elementary, Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary, R.C.S. Middle School, and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School. Albertus W. Becker Elementary is located in Selkirk, Pieter B. Coeymans is located in Coeymans, and R.C.S. Middle School and R.C.S. High School are located in Ravena.

Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School is a small high school in Ravena, New York, about 9 miles south of Albany, New York on U.S. Route 9W.

Transportation

New York State Route 143 (NY 143) links Alcove to the other major population centers of the town of Coeymans, including (from west to east) Coeymans Hollow, Aquetuck, Ravena, and Coeymans. NY 143 also connects the hamlet to US Route 9W and the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway (I-87).

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Frances Ingraham (December 11, 1994). "Hamlet of Alcove Exemplifies 19th Century Mill Town". Albany Times Union. p. I1. Retrieved 2010-03-20.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 George Howell and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-Centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany from 1609-1886; Volume II. W.W. Munsell and Company. pp. 830–1. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Laberge Group (May 24, 2006). "Town of Coeymans Comprehensive Plan (draft)" (PDF). Town of Coeymans. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
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