Hurstville
City of Albany, New York
Former hamlet of Bethlehem, New York
Etymology: Named for William Hurst
Hurstville is located in New York
Hurstville
Hurstville
Location of Hurstville within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°39′25″N 73°48′50″W / 42.65694°N 73.81389°W / 42.65694; -73.81389
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionCapital District
CountyAlbany
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
12208
Area code518

Hurstville is a former hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, New York. Today it is part of the city of Albany. Hurstville was located in the area of a bend in the Albany, Rensselaerville, and Schoharie Turnpike (today New Scotland Avenue) at its intersections with Whitehall and Krumkill roads, just outside the city limits of Albany.

History

Map of Hurstville in 1891

Hurstville's earliest settlers were Urban Van Hart, William Gilber, and a man by the name of Hagadorn. Hagadorn built a log tavern which gave this place its earliest name, that of Log Tavern.[1] In 1861 William Hurst moved to this location and, within a few years of the Albany, Rensselaerville, and Schoharie Plank Road (later turnpike) being built through here, built the Hurstville Hotel.[1][2] The hotel was built on the site of an earlier hotel, the "Log Tavern".[3] He also later built a trotting track at the northeast corner of Whitehall Road and New Scotland Avenue.[2] During the Prohibition Era the hotel was known as the Love Nest and was a speak easy.[3] The hotel burned down in 1929.[2]

The Albany Municipal Golf Course was constructed at Hurstville.[4]

In 1967, the hamlets of Hurstville and Karlsfeld--whose residents wished for access to city water and sewer services--were annexed to the city of Albany.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Howell, George Rogers and Jonathan Tenney (1886). Bi-centennial History of Albany: History of the County of Albany, N.Y., from 1609 to 1886. W.W. Munsell & Co. p. 782.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hotel Bethlehem". Town of Bethlehem, New York. Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  3. 1 2 3 Bryant, Eric (2003). Bogies and Billygoats: A History of the Albany Municipal Golf Course. Writer's Club Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-595-26450-6.
  4. ↑ "Just fore fun: 10 best public golf courses in region? – the Daily Gazette".
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