For more than 90 years, the Italian Center on Mill Street has served as an event space and meeting place for Italian-Americans of the Hudson Valley. The building is situated in the heart of the City of Poughkeepsie, one block west of the Market Street area that serves as the homebase for Dutchess County and city government. Each spring, the club's Festa Italiana attracts thousands of guests to the property with homemade cuisine and cultural displays.
But, Jack Peluse, president of the Italian Center, said the 120-year-old building at 227 Mill Street no longer suits the club's needs. And soon, it may have a new owner as the club looks for a new home. The 1.45-acre Mill Street property is listed for sale at a price of $1.7 million, after being put on the market Feb. 5.
