General News: Historical Society Sets Sights on Chapel
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| The Seaman's Chapel sits on village land. |
June 15, 2011
By Charlie B. Scirbona
The Cornwall Historical Society is claiming the village’s lease agreement with the Cornwall Yacht Club for a 50-foot wide piece of land that includes the Seaman’s Chapel isn’t valid.
Bruce Bryan, the society’s president, went before the village Board of Trustees Monday to make a case for taking back the Seaman’s Chapel, which is currently used by the Cornwall Yacht Club for storage. Bryan handed the each board member a thick packet of paper that contained the states laws on public and state parks.
Without being specific, Bryan said there was a law that stated that park land had to be used in a specific way, and that the Seaman’s chapel was technically park land and was not being used properly.
“There are better ways to use that building than storage,” said Bryan.
The Seaman’s Chapel is currently being leased to the Cornwall Yacht Club on a 100-year lease for $250 a year. The building was originally built by Quakers, Bryan said, who operated as a chapel from approximately 1873 to 1907. He added that maps the historical society owned showed that the build might have been around earlier than that.
Bryan suggested to the board that the building could be used as a non-profit museum about the Cornwall-on-Hudson waterfront and the Quakers. Village Trustee Jim Kane said he wanted to talk with the yacht club’s commandant to see if they could reach an amicable agreement before they take any action on the board.
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