This large frame structure was the original Congers High School. It was replaced by a brick building which stands at the corner of Lake Road and King's Highway and is now an elementary school.
This sturdy clapboard structure at the corner of Tallman Avenue and Broadway features the original fishscale roof tiles. The windows and entryway are replacements, not originals. This was one of many houses featured in a Hopper House display on...
This block of North Broadway, the east side, has a variety of building styles, a number of different bracket designs, and various pediments including one that is Greek revival. The building on the corner once had a corner tower. This image was...
These buildings on Broadway are known as the Moeller block. In 1984 businesses included Turiello's Restaurant, My Dollhouse, Inc., Unusual Touches, Belle Arts Gallery, and Liberty Crafts. In 2006, Liberty Crafts had just closed, Turiello's had...
This house is at the northeast corner of DePew and Piermont Avenues. The enclosed front porch accentuates the solid appearance of the dwelling. It is one of a row of small houses that face the park. All have been restored since the 1984 images were...
This Nyack house, in the romantic Italianate style, is covered in brown shingles and has an off-center tower. The porch looks towards the Hudson River.The house was moved in 1987 from its original location on North Broadway at the corner of First...
At the foot of Burd Street stands one of the few remaining factory buildings in Nyack. Built in 1877 as a shoe factory, it became a hat manufactory in 1884. In 1984, it was home to two firms, Schofield & Colgan, Architects and Lawler, Matusky, and...
Time and change have not been kind to this Burd Street home in Nyack. The windows on the second floor have been altered and repairs are evident in the roof and the steps, but the four-part gable and the Chinese Chippendale-style balustrade are of...
The three story, turreted house at the corner of South Broadway and DePew has long been called "Couch Court." It was the family home and later office of Natalie Couch, Rockland County's first woman lawyer. It was bought by Natalie P. Couch in May...
An unusual playing card motif frieze and a central chimney join this two-part building in Nyack. The steepness of lower Burd Street is evident in the placement of the doorways.
Just above the corner of Cedar Hill Avenue and Franklin Street is this large house. The long side was once the front, with a long veranda. Now two parking lots occupy the front lawn.
On Cedar Hill Avenue, near Depot Place, is one of the few remaining factory buildings in Nyack. The first floor has been modernized, but the corner of the second floor retains some Victorian detailing. The building was once a sewing machine...
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This building at the corner of South Broadway and Hudson Avenue in Nyack is the first in a long row of businesses and apartments. Patterned cornice brickwork, pointed stone lintels, and first floor brackets unite the row. Kilby and Lake, a real...
This modest residence was altered during its first 100 years. The porch - probably open originally - was enclosed and a basement entrance was added. Along the roofline, however, the double brackets have retained their delicate acorn drops.
The Hotel St. George has been a landmark in Nyack for over 125 years. It's the only survivor of the many hotels that thrived when Nyack was a summer resort. The building, however, has not been a hotel for a long time.
The photographer stood on the street and shot uphill. These old buildings were originally residences but have been part of Nyack's business district for more than a century. The first building on the left housed Squash Blossom and Baer and...
Tower House is a grand structure on the corner of South Broadway and Cedar Hill Avenue in South Nyack. The pointed tower can be seen on the 1884 map but the bay window on the second story was added later. In 1984, Essence, Seth Glasser- Building...
An unidentified man sits by a table covered with a fringed cloth. His white hair is combed back and a small fringe of beard is visible under his chin. On the back is written, "Taken by Van Wagner, Nyack, NY." Van Wagner was a photographer who had a...
An unknown mother and her three daughters posed for photographer George W. Hoffer. Hoffer is listed in the Nyack directories from 1894 to 1910. He had a shop on DePew Place and another at the corner of Cedar Hill Avenue and South Broadway. He lived...
