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Architecture

Outdoor Tours of Wilderstein Historic Site Available

August 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

WildersteinThe Wilderstein Historic Site, on the Hudson River in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY, has announced they will offer guided outdoor tours on Saturdays and Sundays starting August 15th. [Read more…] about Outdoor Tours of Wilderstein Historic Site Available

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Architecture, Hudson River, Rhinebeck, Wilderstein Historic Site

Italianate Architecture: From Italy to America

July 22, 2020 by John Nehrich Leave a Comment

saratoga victorian houseIn popular culture, “Victorian” is considered an architectural style, but historians are quick to point out that there were actually several very distinctive and different styles that make up Victorian.

Architecture can be divided and subdivided and so on, creating dozens of names for various styles. Even more confusing is that some styles get multiple names. [Read more…] about Italianate Architecture: From Italy to America

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Italian History, Saratoga, Troy

Progress Being Made At Historic Matton Shipyard in Cohoes

June 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Matton Shipyard Cohoes Photo ca 1949The historic Matton Shipyard is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century ship building and repair facility. From 1916 to 1983, Matton workers built more than 340 tug boats, police boats, WWII submarine chasers, and other vessels.

Matton Shipyard is located in Peebles Island State Park at the junction of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. It is strategically linked to several land and water-based recreational trails. [Read more…] about Progress Being Made At Historic Matton Shipyard in Cohoes

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Architecture, Cohoes, empire state trail, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Historic Preservation, Maritime History

Long Island Preservation Award Winner Interviews (Podcasts)

June 26, 2020 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoThe Long Island History Project, in collaboration with Preservation Long Island, hosted a week-long awards ceremony highlighting their 2020 Preservation Award winners.

The five interviews cover projects including 19th century sawmills and Gilded Age mansions, ranging from Seacliff on the North Shore to Oak Beach on the Atlantic. [Read more…] about Long Island Preservation Award Winner Interviews (Podcasts)

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Long Island, Podcasts, Preservation Long Island

Patrick Ciccone’s Bricks & Brownstone Virtual Event

June 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bricks and BrownstoneThe Preservation League of NYS has announced a conversational event with author and League Trustee Patrick Ciccone, who will discuss the recent reissue of the classic book Bricks & Brownstone: The New York Row House.

This free event will take place via a Zoom webinar on Thursday, June 25 at 4 pm. [Read more…] about Patrick Ciccone’s Bricks & Brownstone Virtual Event

Filed Under: Books, Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Books, Historic Preservation, Preservation League of NYS

Long Island Preservation Awards Announced

June 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

preservation awards 2020Preservation Long Island have announced their biennial Preservation Awards. The awards recognize individuals, organizations, and projects that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in fields related to historic preservation on Long Island. [Read more…] about Long Island Preservation Awards Announced

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Long Island, Preservation Long Island

Saratoga’s Other Grand Hotel, The Clarendon

June 16, 2020 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

The Clarendon HotelThe United States Hotel in Saratoga Springs, built in 1824 on the southwest corner of Broadway and Division Street, grew over the years to have more than 500 rooms. On Sunday, June 18, 1865, the guests were preparing to take carriage rides out to Saratoga Lake, a favorite diversion of the time, when a fire broke out. The flames spread quickly, devouring the hotel in a spectacular blaze.  A year later the community’s other massive hotel, Congress Hall was also destroyed by fire. [Read more…] about Saratoga’s Other Grand Hotel, The Clarendon

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Recreation Tagged With: Architecture, Brookside Museum, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga County History Roundtable, Saratoga Springs

Saranac Lake’s Famous Cure Porches Have Stories To Tell

June 13, 2020 by Amy Catania 1 Comment

245 Lake Flower AvenueLong after people die, the buildings where they made their lives often remain. Many visitors to the Saranac Laboratory Museum follow the footsteps of a family member who came to Saranac Lake with tuberculosis.

Often the only trace that remains is the address of a cure cottage and a porch where their relative once took the fresh air. [Read more…] about Saranac Lake’s Famous Cure Porches Have Stories To Tell

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Architecture, Historic Preservation, Historic Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake, tuberculosis

Nominations Sought For Adirondack Preservation Awards

June 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2019 AARCH Preservation Award Winners courtesy John EldridgeAdirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), the historic preservation organization for the Adirondack Park region, has opened nominations for its 2020 Preservation Awards.

For over 25 years, this annual awards program has recognized the sensitive restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse of historic structures throughout the region, and highlighted individuals who have promoted historic preservation revitalization efforts in their communities. The awards honor the preservation work of organizations, municipalities, and individuals who make the Adirondack region a better place to live, work, and visit. [Read more…] about Nominations Sought For Adirondack Preservation Awards

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Architectural Heritage, Architecture, Historic Preservation

A Modernist Merry-Go-Round

May 26, 2020 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

Cresset Library logoSaid to be born somewhere in “America” on September 11, 1905, Kathryn Hamill is an intriguing figure whose presence has been strangely ignored.

Typically mentioned in the context of her fling with novelist Patricia Highsmith, little else is known about her. Even photographic images appear to be missing. A one-time Ziegfeld dancer, she married a British publisher, studied medicine in Cambridge, lived in one of London’s iconic modernist houses, and committed suicide. A biographer’s challenge. Surely. [Read more…] about A Modernist Merry-Go-Round

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Cultural History, Material Culture, Publishing, Writing

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