Historic Bridges
By Christine Bush Have you been following the grassroots efforts of Save Keeseville’s Historic Bridges? Are you curious as to why a particular type of bridge was used or what kind of bridge you are seeing? This week we explore…
Local Landmarks
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. This week we explore some of our local landmarks. Landmarks are important in preserving history, are essential…
Hunt For The Adirondack Mountain House
Greetings everyone, Oscar the Grotesque here, joining you for another week to look more closely at Adirondack architecture, historic buildings, and preservation opportunities. Have you ever wondered who lived in your historic house? When was it built? By whom? Or…
Built in 1832, Survived in 2011
By Martha Spear. Our Upper Jay farmhouse has a sign on it saying it was built in 1832. No one living knows for sure if that’s true. I spent some hours in the Essex County, NY Clerk’s office looking up…