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Moving to Nelsonville, NY
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About Nelsonville
Nelsonville is a one-square-mile village in the Town of Philipstown, northeast of Cold Spring — dubbed "The Hiker's Hamlet" by the NY State Greenway Conference and certified a Scenic Area of Statewide Significance in 1983. Named for Elisha Nelson (buried in the village's old cemetery), it marked its 170th anniversary of incorporation in 2025, with nine locations on the National Register of Historic Places.
Home prices in Nelsonville
Home prices in Nelsonville vary by neighborhood and property type.
Top places in Nelsonville
- Cold Spring Cemetery Gatehouse (Peekskill Rd) — 1862/1863 Gothic Revival granite cottage, one of the earliest uses of the style in the Hudson Highlands; National Register 1982. (Note: it is in Nelsonville despite the "Cold Spring" name.)
- Nelsonville (Cedar Street) Cemetery — 304 gravestones dating to the 1800s, the earliest belonging to John S. Lipsy (1811).
- Old Cold Spring / Davenport Cemetery (Mountain Avenue) — 250+ years old; burial place of Elisha Nelson, the village's namesake, and West Point Foundry workers.
- Undercliff Trail — trailhead out of Nelsonville leading into Hudson Highlands State Park.
- Village park at Main and Pearl streets — renovated with Philipstown Garden Club plantings.
- H.D. Champlin store — historic horseshoeing and wagonmaking building (shown in the Commons photo below).
- Hustis House and 249 Main Street — historic village homes (shown in the Commons photos below).
- Cold Spring General Store — the well-known Main Street general store is actually located in Nelsonville.
- Main Street walk downhill into Cold Spring village and its riverfront.
Commuting from Nelsonville
- No in-village station; the Cold Spring Metro-North Hudson Line station is roughly 2 minutes away by car.
- Cold Spring to Grand Central: approximately 1h27m direct; average about 1h25m, fastest around 1h18m (Rome2Rio; read September 24–25, 2026).
Nelsonville FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Nelsonville, NY?
Home prices in Nelsonville vary by neighborhood and property type. - How is the commute from Nelsonville, NY?
No in-village station; the Cold Spring Metro-North Hudson Line station is roughly 2 minutes away by car.
Town links
Town government
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New York State Education Department.