Huguenot Street (file)
NEW PALTZ – Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz contributes over $1 million to Ulster County’s economy each year, according to a just completed economic impact study conducted by Fairweather Consulting.
According to the report, as of November 2016, the street currently supports at least 13 jobs in the county. The report indicates that Historic Huguenot Street has the potential to contribute 30 jobs and $1.8 million to the county as non-local visitation increases.
“We pursued this study to improve our understanding of the contributions Historic Huguenot Street makes to the local economy,” said Board Chairwoman Mary Etta Schneider. “Thanks to the generosity of the Museum Association of New York, we have identified both our current position and our potential for greater contributions.”
The association paid the $4,000 cost of the Fairweather study.
A National Historic Landmark District, the non-profit encompasses 30
buildings across 10 acres that was the heart of the original 1678 New
Paltz settlement and includes seven stone houses that date to the early
18th century. It was founded in 1894 as the Huguenot Patriotic,
Historical, and Monumental Society to preserve the nationally acclaimed
collection of stone houses.
Since then, Historic Huguenot Street has grown into an innovative museum, chartered as an educational corporation by the University of the State of New York Department of Education that is dedicated to protecting historic buildings, conserving an important collection of artifacts and manuscripts, and promoting the stories of the Huguenot Street families, from the 16th century to today.
