Kenwood, Albany, New York
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Kenwood was a
History
Kenwood, formerly known as Lower Hollow or Rensselaer's Mills, dates to the earliest
The area known as the Lower Hollow, which later became the hamlet of Kenwood, was part of the
Businessman Joel Rathbone bought a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) densely wooded area and built a grand
In 1863, the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad opened from Albany through Kenwood on its way to Adams Station (Delmar), Slingerlands and New Scotland,[8] and eventually to Binghamton.[9] At Kenwood was the Kenwood Junction, the meeting place of the West Shore Railroad and the Albany and Susquehanna.[10] The latter would be leased and then purchased by the Delaware and Hudson Railway. It was bought out by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) in 1990.[9] In 2000, CP had concerns about the safety of the bridge at Kenwood; soon after that, it abandoned the entire line from Kenwood to Voorheesville.[11]
In 1870, the city of Albany annexed a portion of Kenwood (including the first mile of the turnpike, the toll-gate, and the Rathbone estate). The city was sued (Harriet M. Elmendorf v. The City of Albany) over its right to lay sidewalks along the turnpike (technically private property and not a city road). One issue of the lawsuit was whether the city had authority to levy an assessment upon property in order to cover the cost of the sidewalk, considered an improvement to the private property of the turnpike.[12]
In 1886, the hamlet (which included land on both sides of the Normans Kill) included 16 residences, a schoolhouse, a store, a blacksmith, a
In 1910, the City of Albany annexed the portion of the hamlet of Kenwood lying to the north of the Normans Kill that it had not previously annexed in 1870. Albany annexed much of the land in Bethlehem north of the Normans Kill, thereby making that creek a natural border between the two municipalities.[13] The Bethlehem School District Number 12 school house was on the north bank, and therefore was annexed to Albany; the land south of the creek became part of Bethlehem School District Number 7.[14]
In 1916, Southern Boulevard (
In the early 1930s, South Pearl Street was built along a new path; it was designated as New York State Route 32. Because of the new road, much of the original turnpike route through Kenwood was abandoned. Roads on the Bethlehem side ended at the Normans Kill.[citation needed]
As of February 2020, Kenwood is no longer recognized as a hamlet within the Town of Bethlehem.[16]
Kenwood Academy
In 1859, the Female Academy of the Sacred Heart (a
In 1975, the Kenwood Academy merged with the Episcopal St Agnes School; the new institution—which continued to operate on the Kenwood campus for several decades—was named the Doane Stuart School.[17] The Doane Stuart School moved away from the Kenwood campus to a new campus in Rensselaer, New York in 2009.[18]
Following the departure of The Doane Stuart School, the former Kenwood Academy campus, consisting of 74 acres (300,000 m2), was listed for sale in 2009.
On March 23, 2023 the building caught fire and burned almost completely to the ground.
Famous residents
- Winifred Goldring (first female State Paleontologist of New York.)[27]
See also
References
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- ^ George Howell and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-Centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany from 1609-1886. W.W. Munsell and Company. p. 458. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ a b c "A Brief History of Doane Stuart School". Albany Historic Foundation. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ William Barnes (1851). The Settlement and Early History of Albany. Gould, Banks and Gould. p. 7. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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- ^ Museum Bulletin Issues 171-176. The University of the State of New York. 1914. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Bethlehem Historical Association - Newsletter Articles". Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ George Howell and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-Centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany from 1609-1886. W.W. Munsell and Company. pp. 790–791. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ a b "DL&W, Erie, and D&H Early Binghamton History". Susquehanna Valley Railway Historical Society. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, One Hundredth and Thirtieth Session, 1890. Vol. V, - Nos. 22 to 28, Vol. I., Inclusive. James B. Lyon/ State of New York. 1890. p. 146. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "Steve's Railroad Pages, Local Information". Steve Sconfienza, Ph.D. July 23, 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Marcus T. Hun, court reporter (1879). Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of New York; Volume XXIV. Banks & Brothers. p. 81. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
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- ^ John D. Whish (1917). Albany Guide Book. J.B. Lyon Company. pp. 38–39.
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- ^ "Community Profile | Bethlehem, NY - Official Website". www.townofbethlehem.org.
- ^ "Heart magazine". December 2008. p. 14. Archived from the original (pdf document) on 2008-11-21.
- ^ Scott Waldman (September 17, 2009). "Doane Stuart moves across Hudson River". Albany Times Union. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ DeMasi, Michael (October 22, 2013). "Price slashed to $3.9M on former religious convent". Albany Business Review. Archived from the original on 2013-10-24.
- ^ Lauren Lynn Fischer (January 20, 2010). "Local sites make "Seven to Save list"". Albany Times Union. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Robin Cooper (August 21, 2017). "Investors buy Kenwood Convent property in Albany". Albany Business Review. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ Brian Nearing (August 22, 2017). "New owner tells plans for Kenwood Academy site". Albany Times Union. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Update on Kenwood / Sacred Heart Convent / Former Doane Stuart School". Historic-Albany.org. December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kenwood Commons bankruptcy". March 28, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Steve; Goodwin, Mike (2023-03-24). "Fire at Doane Stuart school widespread when firefighters arrived". Times Union. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Bankruptcy judge converts Kenwood campus case to Chapter 7". Albany Business Review. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Linda Hernick. "Women's History in the Collections". New York State Education Department/New York State Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-03-10.