Washington County > Whitehall

Whitehall Skene Manor Preservation, one of the larger local nonprofits, preserves the sandstone home of the late state Supreme Court Judge Joseph H. Potter. For a time, the structure was a bar-restaurant, attracting customers with a made-up tale that Katharine Skene, wife of the town’s founder, was buried in the basement.

School districts: Whitehall Central School District

Libraries: Whitehall Free Library

Emergency services: Skenesborough Emergency Squad, Whitehall Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Sciota Rural Cemetery

2020 Paycheck Protection Program: Loans to nonprofits in Washington County

Recent grants:

GRANT KEY:

First Presbyterian Church
  Scott Guy Trust - 1st Presbyterian Church - Brooklyn, OH - $2,889  (2023)

Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church
  W K Kellogg Foundation - Battle Creek, MI - $19,600  (2023)

Skene Manor
  Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation - Glens Falls, NY - $4,000  (2024)

Skene Manor
  Leo Cox Beach Philanthropic Foundation - Glens Falls, NY - $1,000  (2023)

Town of Whitehall
  Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation - Coraopolis, PA - $1,000  (2023)

Town of Whitehall
  William G Pomeroy Foundation - Syracuse, NY - $1,550  (2023)

Village of Whitehall
  Community Development Block Grant - Albany, NY - $2,000,000  (2024)

Village of Whitehall
  Northern Border Regional Commission - Concord, NH - $1,000,000  (2025)

Village of Whitehall
  NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $776,000  (2023)

Village of Whitehall
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,000,000  (2025)

Village of Whitehall
  Regional Economic Development Councils - Albany, NY - $2,000,000  (2024)

Whitehall Central School District
  New York State Office of Mental Health - Albany, NY - $25,000  (2023)

Whitehall United Methodist Church
  Washington County Home for Aged Women - Glens Falls, NY - $5,000  (2024)

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company
  Federal Emergency Management Agency - Washington, DC - $241,314  (2023)

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company
  U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Washington, DC - $241,314  (2023)