Woodstock New York Real Estate

Woodstock New York Real Estate

Woodstock has become truly a melting pot of a tremendously diverse group of people working together for a better way of life. Yes, this is the town that has given its name to music festivals, and has earned a reputation as home to one of the most exciting periods of American popular music. The festivals were actually held elsewhere, but many of the creative people who made them what they were have been part of the charmed life of Woodstock, and some still reside here among our wooded hills

Woodstock, New York

Woodstock is a town located in Ulster County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 6,241.

History

The Town of Woodstock was established in 1787. It was always considered an active artist colony in the 19th and early 20th century, including playing host to numerous Hudson River School painters. Its reputation as an arts center contributed to the original Woodstock Festival’s organizers planning their concert around the town.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 175.8 km² (67.9 mi²). 174.8 km² (67.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.53% water.

Woodstock Music and Art

The town is famous for lending its name to the Woodstock Festival, actually held many miles away in Bethel, New York in Sullivan County.

The 1903 Byrdcliffe Art Colony is the nation’s oldest Arts & Crafts colony. It brought the first artists to Woodstock to teach and produce furniture, metal works, ceramics, weaving and established Woodstock’s first painting school. Byrdcliffe forever changed the cultural landscape of the Town of Woodstock.

The town is home to the Woodstock Artists Association, the oldest artists organization of its kind in the country. Byrdcliffe artists were instrumental in its founding.

The Woodstock Guild, also founded by Byrdcliffe artists in 1939 is now the steward of the 350 acre Byrdcliffe Colony. It is a multi-cultural organization which sponsors exhibitions, classes, concerts, dance and theatre events and runs the oldest craft shop in Woodstock, the Fleur de Lis Gallery featuring over 60 artists. Byrdcliffe is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a haven for today’s artists.