www.preservenewburgh.org

  P.O. Box 206 • Newburgh, NY 12551 • info at preservenewburgh.org 
The Newburgh Preservation Association (NPA) rebuilds, preserves, and promotes the architectural heritage and historic viewsheds of Newburgh, New York. The NPA is an all-volunteer organization founded in 1978.

Train Station May 2009

NPA facilitates sale of Train Station

The Newburgh Preservation Association has recently helped facilitate the sale of the Newburgh Train Station to Ray Yannone of Storm King Builders. The former NYC Train Station was originally built in 1914 and was designed by the same architectural group that designed New York City's Grand Central Station; McKim, Mead and White.

NY Central Station in Newburgh in the 1960s

The train station has been on the NPA's radar for three years and in March 2008 NPA asked architect Peter Smith to make an assessment of the building. The report, issued a week later, expressed both the danger and near destruction of the facility. Galvanized into action, NPA President Nancy Billman, Vice President Stuart Sachs, Giovanni Palladino and Andrew Nunez of the Historical Society took immediate steps to save the building.

After several meetings with the original owner and the City of Newburgh, NPA helped persuade the former owner to understand the risks involved and urged concrete steps be taken to either sell or rehabilitate the station. Working as a team with the Historical Society, Rick Milton and NPA board members - Nancy Billman, Stuart Sachs, Mary McTamaney, Cheryle Branson, Giovanni Palladino - the building was sold to Storm King Builders. They have received building permits and are currently stabilizing the building. They also hope to stabilize the bricks as soon as possible and have the roof completed by June.

 
   DRC News

The DRC in December 2006


2008
  • The stabilization of the basement area was completed.
  • The retaining wall on the west side of the building reconstructed.
  • The west areaway slab was replaced.

2007

  • Electrical system upgraded.
  • Exterior lighting system by Emmy- winning Deke Hazirjian installed.

2006

  • The shafts of all four 38-foot columns were restored by Polonia Restoration, Chris Yeagley of All-Around Home Improvement, and Minnow Associates.

 

 

NPA 2008 Annual Report
is available now.


Send us $6, and we'll mail you the 76-page booklet Green Guide to Newburgh (2005).

 Membership

Join NPA or Donate

 Task Forces

Dutch Reformed Church Restoration
Newburgh for Newcomers
Friends of Old Town Cemetery


 About Us

History of the NPA
Board of Directors
NPA By-Laws (pdf)
Preservation Links



Website by HDE. Last updated: May 23, 2009