# Dutchess Mall

Fishkill, NY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-296dfa9bf2` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/fishkill-dutchess-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-296dfa9bf2.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-296dfa9bf2.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-296dfa9bf2

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, education | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of 2026, besides the Home Depot and the DCC satellite campus, the property also has a McDonald's and a Citizen's Bank branch occupying space toward the front of the property. There also used to be a branch of the Hudson Valley Credit Union and a Shop Rite. Both of these buildings are now also abandoned. Behind the property is a twelve hole golf course. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1974 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2001 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 580000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 87 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “In 2001, the mall closed with only the flea market in the old Jamesway location remaining, and the rest of the mall sealed off entirely.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchess_Mall
- **after_notes**: “As of 2026, besides the Home Depot and the DCC satellite campus, the property also has a McDonald's and a Citizen's Bank branch occupying space toward the front of the property. There also used to be a branch of the Hudson Valley Credit Union and a Shop Rite. Both of these buildings are now also abandoned. Behind the property is a twelve hole golf course.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchess_Mall
- **status**: “As of 2026, besides the Home Depot and the DCC satellite campus, the property also has a McDonald's and a Citizen's Bank branch occupying space toward the front of the property. There also used to be a branch of the Hudson Valley Credit Union and a Shop Rite. Both of these buildings are now also abandoned.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchess_Mall
- **strategy**: “The main section of the mall was eventually demolished after the 2001 closure and replaced with a Home Depot, which opened on July 5, 2006.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchess_Mall

## Anchors

Service Merchandise, Jamesway, Home Depot, Shop Rite, Mays, Luckey Platt

## Parties

- J.W. May's — owner (from text) (2023–)

## Timeline

- 1974: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1974: Mall opened
- 1980: Movie theater opened
- 1982: Mays closed
- 1988: Gaynes converted to Jamesway
- 1995: Jamesway closed
- 1996: Service Merchandise closed
- 1997: Movie theater closed
- 2001: Mall closed
- 2006: Main section demolished and Home Depot opened
- 2021: Dutchess Community College moved into Jamesway space

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Dutchess Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Fishkill, New York that operated from 1974 to 2001. In 2006, the main portion of the mall was demolished and replaced with a Home Depot except for the Jamesway and Service Merchandise anchor store buildings. In August 2021, a new site for Dutchess Community College moved into the Jamesway space.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchess_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchess_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Dutchess Mall, Fishkill, NY." Record m-296dfa9bf2, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/fishkill-dutchess-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_fishkilldutchessmall,
  title = {Dutchess Mall, Fishkill, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/fishkill-dutchess-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-296dfa9bf2, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.