In a ceremony held this afternoon, Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky (92nd District) recognized Rosedale Nurseries, Inc., in Hawthorne, Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, for its inclusion in the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry.
Rosedale Nurseries has been in continuous operation as a family-owned nursery and landscaping resource since its founding in 1898. Rosedale employs about 90 people and grows trees, shrubs, and perennials at its 15-acre Hawthorne headquarters. It also operates a 160-acre farm in the Town of Gardiner, Ulster County, and two farms comprising 250 acres in the Village of Montgomery, Orange County. The 8-acre retail section of the Hawthorne location is the largest retail garden center in the Westchester-Fairfield County area.
With more than 1,000 hardy ornamental plants in cultivation and an extensive native plant selection, Rosedale has attracted a range of corporate and institutional clients in the region, including PepsiCo, Rockefeller Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital, Storm King Art Center, and Boscobel House and Gardens. Residential customers predominantly come from Westchester and Connecticut, but also from as far away as Corning and Cooperstown, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; and the Dominican Republic.
Dan Taylor, owner and President of Rosedale Nurseries, Inc., said, “Rosedale was founded in Hawthorne nearly 128 years ago. My grandfather bought the nursery in 1928. Upon his death, my father took it over in 1958. My wife, Catherine, and I continued running the business in 1984; and our third son, Logan, works here as well. But it’s all the people who work here now, and all the people who worked here before us, for whom we are so appreciative and so grateful. Some families have been employed with us across generations. Rosedale has put food on their tables and a roof over their heads, and that’s why we all work here together—as a family.”
Assemblymember Shimsky said, “Local businesses add not only to the commercial strength of our communities; they contribute to our sense of well-being. They become part of our shared experiences and memories of the places where we grew up and where we raise our families. Rosedale has always provided this — in addition to a wonderful product at a good price, with staff ready to help in any way. Rosedale is a mainstay of our region, and I am delighted to have secured their much-deserved inclusion in the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry.”
The New York State Historic Business Preservation is administered by the Division for Historic Preservation at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Nominations to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry must be sponsored by an elected state official. The requirements for eligibility include that the business has operated within a New York State municipality for 50 or more years and that the business demonstrates a contribution to that municipality’s history and/or identity.
Learn more about the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry and link to the registry at https://parks.ny.gov/documents/historic-preservation/HBPR2023FactSheet.pdf.
