Middletown, Orange County, New York - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

Shopping in the area includes the Galleria at Crystal Run, a mall just east of Middletown, and a long retail strip along Route 211 on the east side of town. The downtown area, particularly North Street and East/West Main Street, has a variety of ethnic eateries and various small shops. A children's science museum, called The Interactive Museum, and a number of churches are located in the neighborhood. The city also has movie theaters, the historic Paramount Theatre, a local arts council, bowling alleys, WALL and WOSR radio stations and Thrall Library downtown. There are also active Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA chapters, as well as Lions Club, Elks Club, Kiwanis, Rotary Club and other service clubs. The Rotary Club runs an annual Horse Show at Fancher Davidge Park each fall. Middletown is also the site of the Orange County Fair each summer.

SUNY Orange, previously known as Orange County Community College, is located in Middletown (and includes the historic Webb Horton House (pictured), more commonly known as Morrison Hall). Orange Regional Medical Center, a hospital completed in 2011, merging the faculties of the former Horton Medical Center and Arden Hill Hospital, located at 707 East Main Street in the Town of Wallkill, is a major employer. The local newspaper is called the Times Herald-Record, the first cold press offset daily in the country. Middletown is the site of works of two prominent architects: Hillside Cemetery, designed by prominent British architect and landscape designer Calvert Vaux, who also designed New York City's Central Park with Frederick Law Olmsted; and J. W. Chorley Elementary School, designed by American architect Paul Rudolph, while serving as Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. The Highland Lakes State Park is the nearest State Park, and good choices for hiking, biking, and country drives are nearby.