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The historic Jackson House in the nationally designated Village of Fishkill Historic District, in the heart of New York State’s beautiful Hudson Valley Region. The building is poised for senseless demolition by greedy developers to make way for condos and redundant commercial space (amongst a number of boarded up storefronts) —- unless the developer decides to be reasonable and consider any number of creative adaptive reuse possibilities for this irreplaceable structure.
This is how the house looks on this day - March 29, 2013
photo (c) Alan Strauber
http://lalh.org/buffalo-park-system-buffalo-new-york/
Excerpt from Francis Kowsky’s forthcoming book on the Buffalo Park System due out this summer.
Hoyt House in Staatsburg, NY - NYS Environmental Protection Fund grant award ceremonial sign hanging yesterday (10.10.12) - l to r in photo: Mara Farrell - CVPA board member; Erin O’Neil - Associate Grants Officer, NYS Office of Parks; Linda Cooper - Taconic Regional Director, NYS Office of Parks; Mike Bucholsky - Assistant Park Manager, Mills-Norrie State Park; Johanna Porr - Director, Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands; J. Winthrop Aldrich - former Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation, NYS Office of Parks; Alan Strauber - President and Chairman, CVPA; Pamela Malcolm - Site Manager, Staatsburgh State Historic Site; William P. Tatum III - Dutchess County Historian; Kitty McCullough - CVPA board member.
photo (c) Bernice Strauber (all rights reserved)
10.11.12
The closing of summer - a re-post from a couple of years ago….
Belvedere Castle (Calvert Vaux, 1871) - Central Park, NYC (Vaux & Olmsted)
photo (c) Alan Strauber (all rights reserved)
9.12.12
I can’t stop think about the people of Louisiana today - and New Orleans.
photo(c) Alan Strauber (all rights reserved)8.28.12
Gravesite of Calvert Vaux and his wife, Mary - Kingston, NY
photo (c) Alan Strauber (all rights reserved)
8.27.12
Historic Jackson House - Fishkill, NY - see the post below for details - the future of the site is uncertain
Historic Jackson House in Fishkill, NY - The original structure is believed to have been built in 1740. During the Revolutionary War Era, it was known as Weeks Tavern - James Weeks was a Captain of a local militia and he is said to have held local militia meetings here and could have also housed British prisoners as well. The house also bore witness to the march from the Battle of Saratoga - 4000 men making up six divisions traveled on the road in front of the house. In 1795 it was described as the finest residence in the village. A third story with embellishments was added circa 1850 when it was the home of Joseph J. Jackson, the first judge of Dutchess County. Later, in the 20th century two Fishkill village mayors lived in succession at this stately residence.
A developer now owns the site and its future is uncertain.
photo (c) Alan Strauber (all rights reserved)
Allow us a moment, Tumblr:
Beyond anything else today is about, it’s about taking a second to remember that America is amazing. Really: It’s amazing. Disappointments, BS, and irony aside, this is the longest experiment in DIY, make-it-up-as-you-go country-running in recorded history, and it’s ours to make what we will of it. In one of the foremost countries on earth, we are the ones calling the shots, and sometimes we disappoint the hell out of each other but from time to time we surprise ourselves with greatness.
What’s crazier than that? What’s more amazing?
Do this now: Register to vote. Then tell your friends to register to vote. Make it the last thing you do tonight to celebrate the Fourth. Happy Independence Day.
calvertvaux: A day late but still good
(Source: jjangs)
About Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance
A major component in the mission of Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance is its role as friend's group of the Calvert Vaux designed Hoyt House ("The Point"), located in Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park in Staatsburg, NY. As friends group, CVPA is committed to the full restoration and adaptive reuse of the Hoyt House complex, including its dependent buildings, as a multi-functional facility for the arts, education, fine cuisine, events and a fully operational, sustainable farm. The Hoyt House is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
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