Chatham

Located in the northern part of Columbia County, Chatham is home to about 4,000 residents spread out over no less than five villages: Chatham Village, North Chatham, Malden Bridge, East Chatham, and Old Chatham. Founded in 1795, Chatham's earliest population were Dutch settlers. Chatham is small, but its residents live large with amenities like eclectic, independently-owned stores and year-round festivals and cultural events.

 

Drive Times from Major Cities

• From Albany, NY: 30 minutes
• From New York, NY: About 2 hours 50 minutes
• From Boston, MA: About 2 hours 30 minutes
• From Hudson, NY: About 25 minutes

Community Resources and Amenities

• Running seasonally every Friday from 4:30 to 7:30 PM, the Chatham Farmer and Maker’s Market welcomes area residents to its location in Crellin Park. Locals can find fresh produce, homemade jams, artisinal cocktails, pop-up restaurants, and live music.

• Chatham Central School District consists of one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.
• All schools are located the Woodbridge Avenue campus.
• The district serves an enrollment of about 1,000 students.

• One of only two public libraries in New York State located in a school district, Chatham Public Library is operated by the Chatham Central School District.
• The library is located next to Chatham Middle School.
• Designed in the Beaux Arts style and opened in 1905, the library features a stained glass window by Tiffany.

• Headquartered in Chatham.
• Their work has conserved more than 30,000 acres of forests, farmland, and wildlife habitats.
• Their sites include 10 public conservation areas spread throughout Columbia County. Areas located in Chatham include Hand Hollow with meadows, wetlands, and ponds and Ooms with 180 acres of grassland and forests.

Health Care Resources

• Provides services to more than 100,000 residents in Columbia, Greene and Dutchess counties.
• The region’s only comprehensive primary and specialty care health system.
• Anchored by Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson.
• CHM provides health services in Chatham and surrounding communities through Chatham-Ghent Family Care, one of 40 primary and specialty care centers in Columbia County.

Recreation and Culture

• This much-loved Chatham movie theater has been a local institution since its opening in 1926.
• Built in the Spanish Renaissance style, the Crandell is now owned by the Chatham Film Club and is undergoing continued renovation.
• Hosts the FilmColumbia film festival, acclaimed as a nationally recognized film event screening world-class films from major studios and independent filmmakers.

• Stages live musical theatre Memorial Day through Labor Day.
• Dedicated to the American musical art form.
• One of the few theatres-in-the-round in the United States.

• PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century presents dance, music, and theater in an innovative space that converts from a black box theater for 99 to a open-air pavilion that seats 300.
• Progamming includes live performances plus free community programs and summer theater camps for Columbia County public school students.