Blauvelt

A Quick look at Blauvelt!

Blauvelt NY is a hamlet located in the town of Orangetown. Once known as Greenbush and then Blauveltville.

Orangetown School District

Schools in Blauvelt:

Interesting facts and places of interest:

The Jacob J. Blauvelt house is located in New City NY and its four remaining acres of land had been in the Blauvelt family since the time it was built, in 1832, up until when it was acquired by the Historical Society of Rockland County in 1970. The Blauvelt family first arrived in America in 1638, and first arrived in Rockland County in 1683. Their genealogy today contains more than 26,000 names.

Greenbush Presbyterian Church - Western Highway - In October 1812, ten founders, nine of whom were Blauvelts, held their first organizational meeting for this new church. The first stone church was dedicated in 1824. It was destroyed by fire in 1835. A second church built on the old walls was dedicated in 1837. It burned in 1882. The present church, in the Gothic style, was dedicated in 1883, with the tower and bell erected in 1896. Many Blauvelts are buried in the cemetery.

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