Category Archives: Dutchess County

Tioronda demolitions, Beacon, NY

Posted on November 5, 2011 by HV-Rob

For the last couple of months, demolition has been occurring at the Tioronda Hat Works on the Fishkill Creek in Beacon. The c. 1879 mill became a warehouse in 1949 and was purchased by real estate developer William Ehrlich and … Continue reading →

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Halcyon Hall / Bennett School For Girls, Millbrook, NY

Posted on September 7, 2011 by HV-Rob

Preservation Magazine recently published an online article about the fate of Halcyon Hall in Millbrook, NY, which has an October 1 date with the wrecking ball. The eclectic assemblage of Shingle, Tudor revival and Queen Anne architecture was built as … Continue reading →

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State Hospital, Powerhouse, and the Hudson

Posted on August 4, 2011 by HV-Rob

One recent beautiful, made-to-order summer day I took a walk around the campus of the Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie. My first stop there was the Snow Rehabilitation Center, a work of 1970s concrete awesomeness, well-suited to photography with … Continue reading →

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Beekman Meeting House, Lagrange

Posted on July 14, 2011 by HV-Rob

The Poughkeepsie Journal published an article today about the ruins of the Beekman Meeting House, built in 1809 by an orthodox Quaker society in Lagrange (Dutchess County). Much of the house has collapsed but one standing section can still be … Continue reading →

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Texaco Beacon Research Lab Demo Alert

Posted on June 8, 2011 by HV-Rob

Demolition of the Texaco Beacon Research Laboratory is expected to begin immediately. One of the first structures to be razed is a historic textile mill. The site was developed as a woolen mill in the 1820s. Texaco acquired the mill … Continue reading →

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Bannerman’s lodge stabilization

Posted on June 7, 2011 by HV-Rob

This past Saturday I gave my first couple of tours of the year at Bannerman’s Island Arsenal. Already the Bannerman family summer residence has been stabilized by the bracing of the walls and the installations of floors and a roof. … Continue reading →

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