Loudonville, New York
Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie,[1][2] in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census, but ceased to be in the 2000 Census.
The area is not precisely defined. In general, the area is known for the strict zoning regulations the town of Colonie has made that have prevented commercial development and tree-clearing.
History
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,299 | — |
| 1980 | 11,480 | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 10,822 | −5.7% |
| Sources: Censuses 1970 and 1980;[3] and 1990.[4] | ||
The hamlet is named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun and was originally a 19th-century summer resort for some of Albany's wealthiest residents.[5] Loudon Road, known as Old Plank Road in the early 19th century,[6] is lined with several historic Jeffersonian mansions.[7] Loudonville started as a hamlet on Loudon Road (originally a plank road), at the intersection of Crumitie Road.[8] Ireland's Corners was a separate hamlet to the north at the intersection of Loudon Road and Menand/Osborne Road, with a post office.[8][9] Ireland's Corners is named for Elias H. Ireland who in 1832 bought the heavily wooded area from the Patroon, Stephen Van Rensselaer.[10] In 1871 the post office at Ireland's Corners was renamed Loudonville.[10]
Geography
The community is located directly north of Albany, New York and south of Newtonville. The hamlet is centered on the original Ireland's Corners, the intersection of U.S. Route 9 with Osborne Road (County Route 154)/Menand Road (NY Route 378) (west bound name/east bound names respectively), with the northwest corner bisected by Old Niskayuna Road (County Route 152). Though as a hamlet it has vague borders the census designated place of Loudonville had definite concrete borders.
Location
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Landmarks
- Siena College:[11] A private Catholic college.
- Schuyler Meadows Club: The Club was founded in 1926 by residents of Loudonville who did not wish to travel to the Albany Country Club, which at the time was located at the current site of the uptown campus of the University at Albany, SUNY. The clubhouse, built in 1927, is modeled on the central portion of George Washington's Mount Vernon home.[12]
- The Bryan's Store, D. D. T. Moore Farmhouse, Gorham House, Hughson Mansion, Loudon Road Historic District, Springwood Manor, Wheeler Home, Holub Home, and Whitney Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[13]
Famous residents
- Roger McNamee, venture capital and private equity investor, founder of Elevation Partners and Silver Lake Partners, grew up in Loudonville.[14]
- Henry Reed Rathbone, present at Lincoln's assassination, lived on Cherry Tree Rd.[15]
- Joan Vollmer, beatnik and common law wife of William S. Burroughs.[16]
- James H. Fallon, American neuroscientist and author.
See also
References
- ^ University of the State of New York Bulletin. New York State Museum. 1914. p. 48. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ "Town of Colonie Historian". Town of Colonie. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ 1980 Census of Population; Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population. United States Census Bureau. 1980. p. 34-10. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Loudonville, New York Community Profile". Epodunk. 1987-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "Post Office Prestige Loudonville Boxes Project Image of Affluence". Albany Times Union. 1987-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ Doris Manley (June 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loudon Road Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-10-18. See also: "Accompanying 15 photos".
- ^ a b Joseph Bien (1895). "Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia counties" (map). Julius Bien & Co. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ J.H. French (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 166. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ a b George Rogers Howell and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-centennial history of the county of Albany, New York from 1609-1886. W.W. Munsell & Co. p. 936. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ 'About Siena', Siena College website
- ^ "Welcome to Schuyler Meadows Club". Schuyler Meadows Club. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame notes venture capitalist from Loudonville". Albany Times Union. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "The Rathbone Tragedy". New York Times. 1883-12-29. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Knight, B., Waldman, A. & Charters, A., Women of the Beat generation: the writers, artists, and muses at the heart of revolution, Conari, 1998, p.49
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