Category Archives: Ulster County

Hutton Company Brick Works, Kingston

Posted on March 27, 2013 by HV-Rob

The future for a rare surviving example of a type of industrial operation once common along the Hudson River is in question pending the outcome of development plans for the site. The surviving structures of the Hutton Company Brick Works … Continue reading →

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HVR 2012

Posted on December 25, 2012 by HV-Rob

As I did last year, I present a calendar of images not yet published on this website (except possibly for one picture from a month in which I did not shoot many ruins.) [I published this post two days ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Orange County, Putnam County, Ulster County, Westchester County | 6 Comments

Hudson Valley Moon Houses

Posted on September 6, 2012 by HV-Rob

In his landmark 1939 publication The Hudson, Carl Carmer wrote “The lands on the Hudson in the last fifty years have been absorbed to an amazing degree by institutions… The Roman Catholic Church owns more land on the shores of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dutchess County, Non-ruins, Ulster County, Westchester County | 12 Comments

Six Degrees of the British Monarchy and Hudson Valley Ruins

Posted on July 23, 2012 by HV-Rob

Recently I received the following two images of a carpet swatch from Dave Morrison whose father George was assistant to the Vice President, Operations & Industrial Relations of the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company in Yonkers, NY. The cutting … Continue reading →

Posted in Dutchess County, Ulster County, Westchester County | 4 Comments

HVR News – May 11, 2012

Posted on May 11, 2012 by HV-Rob

I received a card a couple of days ago from Historic Hudson announcing tours of the Oliver Bronson House, May 19 and 20, 2012, 1pm and 3pm daily. This early 19th century home was remodeled by Alexander Jackson Davis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia County, Demolition Alert, Dutchess County, Orange County, Tours Lectures and Events, Ulster County, Westchester County | 4 Comments

Tamarack Lodge fire

Posted on April 8, 2012 by HV-Rob

The Tamarack Lodge in Greenfield Park (Ulster County) burned on Saturday April 7, 2012. Over 30 buildings were destroyed; some were occupied but the main building and others were abandoned. The Times-Herald Record has an article here and a video … Continue reading →

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HVR 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by HV-Rob

A calendar of heretofore unpublished photographs from 2011. JANUARY Yes, there is an abandoned house (partially) in this photograph. Rockland County. FEBRUARY Frank Chevrolet, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County. Actually I took this shot in early March. Apparently I didn’t shoot … Continue reading →

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Burger-Matthews House, Kingston

Posted on November 28, 2011 by HV-Rob

It’s not too often we get to report good news, but here’s a developing story out of Kingston, New York. The City of Kingston Planning Board granted Transart Services permission to operate an African-American cultural museum at the c. 1873 … Continue reading →

Posted in Demolition Alert, Historic Preservation, Ulster County | 2 Comments

A visit to Cementon and Saugerties

Posted on October 22, 2011 by HV-Rob

A few weeks back , Tom Rinaldi and I made a trip up to Ulster and Greene counties. We stopped for lunch in Saugerties before embarking up to Cementon in search of a ruined school we had only become aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Greene County, Ulster County | 16 Comments

Demo Alert – Meads Mountain House; Millwood Station

Posted on October 4, 2011 by HV-Rob

Sorry, the original entry for this post got published too soon. Here it is in full form. Here’s a couple of Demolition Alert updates – one that happened already and one that is only a threat but a threat that … Continue reading →

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