The West Kill Lexington Community Improvement Association was formed almost one hundred years ago to promote sociability and good fellowship in our town.  

The older wing of the West Kill Lexington Community Hall (the 2 story structure on the West end) was first moved to its current site on Spruceton Road in 1932.  Before it was our Community Hall, this building had been a private house in the village of Gilboa.  The construction of the Schoharie Reservoir drowned much of the village of Gilboa.  The house that became part of our Community Hall was acquired by New York City and used as living quarters for engineers working on the reservoir. 

When the engineers were done with the Schoharie Reservoir project, the house they had used as living quarters was abandoned.  A group of Lexington and West Kill residents – the first WKLCIA -- bought the old house from New York City for a nominal sum and had it moved to the current site in West Kill.  

The Community Hall proved wildly popular.  Dances were held every Saturday night in the summer.  In 1939, the newer wing (the East end of the building) was added to allow for bigger dances.  A stage was added to the upper story in the old wing and there were popular theater productions.   The Community Hall has been used over the years as a meeting space for farm organizations, for children’s groups like Scouts and 4H, and a library was housed upstairs.  

Today, the West Kill Lexington Community Hall is used for community barbeques, brunches, square dances, and pot luck dinners.  Holiday markets, Hunters’ Expos, and Historical Society events are held here.  The Hall is also available for rent and has been used for weddings, birthday parties, and other meetings.