Loudonville, New York Explained

Loudonville
Settlement Type:	Hamlet and CDP
Etymology:	For John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	New York
Subdivision Type2:	Region
Subdivision Name2:	Capital District
Subdivision Type3:	County
Subdivision Name3:	Albany
Pushpin Map:	New York
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Loudonville within the state of New York
Coordinates:	42.7047°N -73.7547°W
Established Title:	Settled
Established Date:	1830
Area Total Sq Mi:	5
Elevation Ft:	348
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	10296
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	EST
Utc Offset1:	-5
Timezone1 Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:	-4
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	12211
Area Code:	518

Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie,^{[1] [2]} in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place (CDP) in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census, but ceased to be in the 2000 Census, but became a CDP again in 2020.^{[3] [4]}

History

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 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 northwestern corner bisected by Old Niskayuna Road (County Route 152). Though as a hamlet, it has poorly defined borders, the census designated place of Loudonville had concrete borders.

Landmarks

• Siena College

^[11] A private Roman Catholic College (Franciscan)

• 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, Friend Humphrey House, and Whitney Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable people

• Roger McNamee, venture capital and private equity investor, founder of Elevation Partners and Silver Lake Partners, grew up in Loudonville.^[13]
• Henry Reed Rathbone, present at Lincoln's assassination, lived on Cherry Tree Rd.^[14]
• Joan Vollmer, beatnik and common law wife of William S. Burroughs.^[15]
• James H. Fallon, American neuroscientist and author.
• The Right Rt. David S. Ball, Former bishop of the Episcopalian Diocese of Albany

See also

• Watervliet (town), New York

External links

• Town of Colonie

Notes and References

1. Book: University of the State of New York Bulletin . New York State Museum . west albany hamlet. . 2009-04-11 . 48 . 1914.
2. Web site: Town of Colonie Historian . Town of Colonie . 2009-04-11.
3. Web site: State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019. tigerweb.geo.census.gov. 2020-02-24.
4. United States Census Bureau, 2020 Results, QuickFacts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/loudonvillecdpnewyork
5. Web site: Loudonville, New York Community Profile . 2009-04-20 . 1987-04-15 . Epodunk.
6. Web site: Post Office Prestige Loudonville Boxes Project Image of Affluence . 2009-04-20 . 1987-04-15 . Albany Times Union .
7. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loudon Road Historic District. June 1979. 2010-10-18 . Doris Manley. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 15 photos.
8. Web site: Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia counties . map . 1895 . Joseph Bien . Julius Bien & Co. . 2009-08-11.
9. Book: 166 . Gazetteer of the State of New York . J.H. French . R. Pearsall Smith . 1860 . loudonville ireland's corner. . 2009-08-11.
10. Book: Bi-centennial history of the county of Albany, New York from 1609-1886 . 936 . 2010-01-31 . George Rogers Howell and Jonathan Tenney . 1886 . W.W. Munsell & Co..
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070630002125/http://www.siena.edu/level3col.aspx?menu_id=528&id=108 'About Siena', Siena College website
12. Web site: Welcome to Schuyler Meadows Club . Schuyler Meadows Club . 2009-04-08.
13. News: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame notes venture capitalist from Loudonville . Albany Times Union . 2016-06-09 . 2012-08-28.
14. News: The Rathbone Tragedy . New York Times . 2009-04-15 . 1883-12-29.
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