Map of Viola CDP, New York

Viola is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Airmont, east of Montebello, south of Wesley Hills, and west of Hillcrest. The population was 6,868 at the 2010 census.

Viola CDP overview:
Name:	Viola CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	New York
County:	Rockland County
Elevation:	568 ft (173 m)
Total Area:	2.76 sq mi (7.16 km²)
Land Area:	2.76 sq mi (7.16 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	8,208
Population Density:	2,969.61/sq mi (1,146.48/km²)
FIPS code:	3677574
GNISfeature ID:	0968565

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History

Alms House

The Alms House (or County Poor House) was established in 1837, at Viola (then known as Mechanicsville) in the town of Ramapo, for the poor and destitute (debtors). It was located 7 miles (11 km) west of New City. Rockland County had purchased the 47-acre (190,000 m) parsonage farm of the Kakiat (West New Hempstead) Dutch Reformed Church (also known as the Brick Church) for use as an alms house. There the county originally built a wooden frame house to serve the poor. The inmates contributed to their upkeep by tending the farm. In 1883, a brick building was constructed. The facility included a school for the children. In 1957, the Alms House was moved to Building “C” at the Pomona Health Center in Summit Park, and the property would become the site of Rockland Community College. The Alms House was renamed the Rockland County Infirmary and Home. In 1977, it was removed to Building “A”. It has been renamed the Summit Park Nursing Care Center. The old brick Alms House building remains as an administration building (Daniel T. Brucker Hall), used by Rockland Community College. The farm lands are the campus. The Poor Cemetery (Potter’s Field) remains on the RCC campus, along with the original Gary Onderdonk Veterans’ Cemetery.