Tivoli is a
village
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in
Dutchess County,
New York, United States. The population is 1,012, according to the 2020 census.
The village, which was incorporated in 1872 from parts of Upper Red Hook Landing and Madalin, is the northernmost settlement in the county, located in the northwestern part of the town of
Red Hook. It is part of the
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ...
–
Newburgh–
Middletown, NY
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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as well as the larger
New York–
Newark–
Bridgeport
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, NY-
NJ-
CT-
PA Combined Statistical Area
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. It is entirely within the
Hudson River Historic District
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, a
National Historic Landmark
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. The village is accessible via
New York State Route 9G
New York State Route 9G (NY 9G) is a state highway in the Hudson Valley of New York in the United States. It runs north from U.S. Route 9 (US 9) at Poughkeepsie, starting out as Violet Avenue, then follows the Hudson River mos ...
at an intersection with Dutchess County Route 78.
The Kaatsbaan Cultural Center is located within the village boundaries. It was once known as the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center.
History
For thousands of years, indigenous peoples had lived in this area. The historic
Mohican
The Mohican ( or , alternate spelling: Mahican) are an Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe that historically spoke an Algonquian language. As part of the Eastern Algonquian family of tribes, they are related to the neighboring Lenape, who ...
Native American tribe was living in the area now known as Tivoli at the time Dutch colonists arrived in the 1600s. The Mohican derive from Lenni
Lenape people who moved North from the coastal areas and settled in today’s Hudson Valley. They lived along the Hudson River which they named ''Mahicannituck''. They originally called themselves the Muh-he-con-neok (The People of the Waters That Are Never Still). Based on their location, they were often referred to as the River Indians. Their name evolved in spelling over the years, including the name “Mahikan”, until it became today’s Mohican.
A deed to land purchased by
Robert Livingston from several Mahican Indians in July 1683, is the strongest evidence that the
Roeliff Jansen Kill is considered to mark the downriver boundary of Mahican territory on the East side of the Hudson Valley. This land purchased would form the majority of the manor and lordship of Livingston. Historical accounts state that the settled land of Tivoli was purchased from Native American communities “legitimately” by Colonel David Schuyler on June 2, 1688, although no records of this transaction exist today. There is speculation as to whether or not the Mohican Tribe “fully understood European notions of land ownership." This transaction would have been a trade of goods in exchange for land. This deal was part of the
Schuyler Patent, a June 1688 patent defining some of the towns and villages in Dutchess County and the Poughkeepsie regional area. The patent was obtained for land in the far North-West corner of Dutchess County, lying to the East of Magdalen Island (present-day Cruger Island). The North boundary of the patent abutted the Livingston Purchase of 1683.
The village was formerly known as "Upper Red Hook Landing". An adjacent community, "Madalin", was contiguous to Upper Red Hook Landing.
Peter Delabegarre – also known as Pierre de la Bigarre – purchased land along the
Hudson River
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in the 1790s south of Chancellor
Robert R. Livingston
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's estate
Clermont, in order to build a village he called "Tivoli"; the name was taken from the location of the
Roman resort. His planned settlement was never built as he conceived it before he went bankrupt, but the name of Tivoli remained attached to the area.
[Lasky, Julie (June 14, 2017]
"Tivoli, N.Y.: Authenticity on the Hudson"
''The New York Times
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''
The village of Tivoli was incorporated in 1872, consolidating Madalin and Upper Red Hook Landing. The population at the time was 1,081.
[Moore, Lela (1921]
''A Brief History of Tivoli'' (pamphlet)
Rose Hill
Rose Hill, located on Rose Hill Lane off Woods Road in Tivoli, New York, is an estate with a villa built in the Tuscan style in 1843 by
John Watts de Peyster. The name Rose Hill comes from
the summer home in Upper Manhattan of de Peyster's grandfather, Watts, which in turn was named after the grandfather's estate near Edinburgh. After his death, it became the
Leake and Watts Orphan House. The estate was bought in 1964 by
Dorothy Day
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of the
Catholic Worker Movement
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, which operated it as a farm until 1978. As of 2017, it was the home of painters
Brice and
Helen Marden, owners of the Hotel Tivoli.
John Cranch's sister spent a much-enjoyed summer at Rose Hill.
Geography
Tivoli is located in the northwest corner of Dutchess County at (42.059370, −73.910663).
The Tivoli Landing, where Tivoli meets the Hudson River, offers natural advantages that have led members of the Dutchess County Historical Society to assert that there were sporadic American Indian encampments there. The two islands nearby provided a measure of safety.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.69%, is water.
Transportation
Major roads
Several two-lane highways traverse Tivoli. County Route 78—formerly
New York State Route 402
New York State Route 402 (NY 402) was a state highway located within the village of Tivoli, New York, Tivoli in Dutchess County, New York, in the United States. It was assigned in the early 1930s and served as a connector between New Yor ...
—is known as Broadway within the village. CR 78 ends at the
Hudson River
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. At one time, a ferry crossed the Hudson from there to
Saugerties in
Ulster County
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History
...
.
The second highway,
New York State Route 9G
New York State Route 9G (NY 9G) is a state highway in the Hudson Valley of New York in the United States. It runs north from U.S. Route 9 (US 9) at Poughkeepsie, starting out as Violet Avenue, then follows the Hudson River mos ...
, runs along the eastern village border and has an intersection with CR 78.
Route 9G leads north to the city of
Hudson and south to
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ...
, the Dutchess County seat.
Public transportation
Tivoli is provided with the services of the Bard College intracampus shuttle.
Tivoli is served by the route "C" bus run by
Dutchess County Public Transit.
Transportation from New York City is available by train from
Amtrak
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. which serves
Rhinecliff, approximately 12 minutes away from Tivoli by car. The closest
Metro-North
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station is in
Poughkeepsie, New York
Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsi ...
, which is 45 minutes away.
Transportation to New York City is also available by bus from
Trailways
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History
The predecessor to Trailwa ...
, which departs from
Kingston, about 20 minutes away from Tivoli by car.
Government
The government of Tivoli is made up of five elected officials, who meet at the
Watts De Peyster Fireman's Hall. The hall is part of the village municipal campus, and contains the village offices.
The current elected officials in Tivoli are:
Schools
Tivoli's schoolhouse, located at 71 Broadway, was established c. 1820. The "Little Red School House" was replaced in 1915 by the building currently at that site which, by 1921, served 150 students through the high school level.
The building has been converted to apartments.
Children from Tivoli attend public schools in Red Hook,
including:
*Mill Road Elementary School (pre-K - 5th grade) - approximately 800 students
*Linden Avenue Middle School (6 - 8) - 481 students
*Red Hook Senior High School (9 - 12) - 677 students
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,163 people, 487 households, and 261 families residing in the village. The
population density
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was 662.1 people per square mile (255.1/km
2). There were 531 housing units at an average density of 302.3 per square mile (116.5/km
2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.7%
white
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, 0.43%
African American
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, 0.17%
Native American, 0.95%
Asian, 0.69% from
other races
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, and 2.06% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 2.92% of the population.
There were 487 households, out of which 30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were
married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 46.4% were non-families. Of all households 31.4% were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 16.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,536, and the median income for a family was $53,393. Males had a median income of $41,375 versus $26,000 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $20,478. About 6.2% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
Kaatsbaan International Dance Center
The Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, located at 120 Broadway in Tivoli, New York, is described as a "cultural park for dance". It is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which provides a retreat for residencies of dance companies to create or develop new works. Founded in 1990 by Gregory Cary (dancer), Bentley Roton (Broadway dancer),
Martine van Hamel
Martine van Hamel (born 16 November 1945) is a Dutch choreographer, director, teacher, retired ballerina and former Principal dancer at the National Ballet of Canada and American Ballet Theatre (ABT). She was a gold medalist at the biennial Va ...
and
Kevin McKenzie, it is located on the former 153-acre Tivoli Farms, purchased in 1997, which was once the "equestrian playground" for Eleanor Roosevelt. The grounds include a "music barn" designed by
Stanford White
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which is designated for restoration and renovation.
In popular culture
*The first season of the
USA Network
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series ''
Eyewitness'' is set in Tivoli.
*In the series finale of the
HBO series ''
Girls
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'', Marnie goes to a bar in Tivoli to learn about wine and hear a jazz trio.
Gallery
File:WEST FRONT ELEVATION - Rose Hill, Woods Road, Tivoli, Dutchess County, NY HABS NY,14-TIV.V,1-4.tif, Rose Hill ( HABS)
File:Kaatsbaan Stanford White Music Barn from south.jpg, The Stanford White
Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect. He was also a partner in the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, one of the most significant Beaux-Arts firms. He designed many houses for the rich, in addition ...
-designed Music Barn at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, formerly Tivoli Farms
File:2019 Tivoli School House, 71 Broadway, Tivoli, New York.jpg, The former school house
File:2019 Hotel Tivoli, 53 Broadway, Tivoli, New York.jpg, The Hotel Tivoli and The Corner restaurant
File:2019 Former Potts Hotel, 54 Broadway, Tivoli, New York.jpg, The former Potts Hotel at 54 Broadway
File:2019 St. Sylvia's Roman Catholic Church, 104 Broadway, Tivoli, New York.jpg, St. Sylvia's Roman Catholic Church
File:2019 Former Methodist church, 73 Broadway, Tivoli, New York.jpg, Murray's restaurant is located in this former Methodist church
See also
*
References
External links
Village of Tivoli official websiteTivoli Free LibraryDutchess County Historical Society
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Red Hook, New York
Villages in New York (state)
Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area
Villages in Dutchess County, New York
New York (state) populated places on the Hudson River
Populated places established in 1872
1872 establishments in New York (state)