Woodstock in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, March 31, 2025
1. National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center Marker
National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 by the United States Department of Interior
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 187.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.
Location. 42° 2.399′ N, 74° 5.641′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, New York, in Ulster County. It can be reached from Route 212. The marker is located on the grounds of the Woodstock School of Art. It is visible from the entry driveway, and is on the left of that driveway when entering the grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2470 Route 212, Woodstock NY 12498, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Zena Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Settlers Captured (approx. 0.8 miles away); Newkirk House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Maverick Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tannery Brook (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glasco Turnpike (approx. 1.4 miles
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Also see . . . A New Deal for Youth. This piece, about a historical exhibit held at the Woodstock School of Art in 2011, provides an excellent history and overview of the Woodstock Resident Work Center.
Excerpt: The native bluestone and timber buildings which house the Woodstock School of Art (WSA) had their auspicious beginnings in 1939 when they were commissioned to be constructed as a school for arts and crafts under FDRs New Deal program, The National Youth Administration (NYA). From 1939 to 1942, at the Woodstock Resident Work Center (also known as the Woodstock Resident Craft Center), modeled after Eleanor Roosevelts Val-Kill Industries, young men and women, aged 16 to 24, received training in wood and metal working, wool production and weaving, blacksmithing, stone carving and pottery making.(Submitted on April 1, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York.)
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, March 31, 2025
2. National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center Marker
Studio number 2 can be seen in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
