(A) Formal studio portrait of Gertrude and George Abrams. Gertrude was born in 1861 to James and Catherine Crookston who lived in the Tuthill section of Gardiner, N.Y. She was one of at least six children. She married George Abrams on January 30,...
This is a three story Greek Revival building with entrance on the second level from a long staircase. There are double balconies with Ionic columns, frieze and pediment. A chain link fence surrounds the property.
This is a two-story front-gabled house with a brick chimney on the roof. Most of the house has clapboard siding, but in the top of the gable there is a segment of vertical siding and then larger rectangular siding pieces above. On the first level,...
This long and low house was built in 1906, another homestead carved out of the extensive Peter J. Smith property. The wide porch has unusual double pillars. Above the porch roof are two types of dormers. In the 1970s, Cohen Meyer, who had a...
This is a brick home with a mansard roof, dormer windows, and a brick entry porch. All of the windows feature decorative, curved lintels. The roof has diamond shaped shingles and there are double brackets at the roofline. The entry stainrwell is...
A stone wall with cap runs along the front of this brick house with mansard roof. A brick stoop leads up to an enclosed porch with clapboard siding, screen door, and canopies on all sides. Decorative arched lintels extend over each of the windows....
Large pine trees rise high above this mansard roof home. Much of the front porch is blocked by the trees and bushes. The front entry porch is covered by a gabled roof with gable decoration. Seen on either side of the front entry porch are double...
This house at 117 North Broadway has been beautifully restored. It was built before 1884 and can be found on the Burleigh map, "Nyack on the Hudson." The mansard roof, the cupola, the double brackets, and the tiny windows in the eaves have been...
This superbly preserved residence, built in the Italianate style about 1855, has double brackets and unusual porch supports. It was built by the Nyack physician, Benjamin Davison, who lived in it for three decades.
Built in 1855, this house was restored in 1984 to its original style and color. The double roof brackets, the shutters for the multi-paned windows, and the carved porch columns all contribute to the pleasing aspect of this dwelling.
This modest house has several interesting features, especially the five-sided balcony/tower on the porch roof. Also of note are the double chimneys, the sunburst in the eaves, and the fish-scale shingles on the tower, the dormer, and in the eaves....
This late nineteenth century house has had few changes over the years, although the porch has been replaced. There are double brackets under the eaves, the windows are very plain, and the roof slopes steeply in the back. Its history is not known.
Concrete steps with simple metal railings are cut into the small hill at the front of this property and lead to wide wood stairs with brick side supports that end at a large porch. Triple columns, supported by brick pillars are on either side of...
A chain-link fence surrounds the small front yard of this narrow two-story front-gabled home. The two windows on the second story and the double windows on the first story have small wooden canopies over them. The front door has a small gabled...
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A three-story tower with hexagonal roof and spire interrupts the front gable of this home. On the right side of the home, second level there is a bay window resting on the porch roof. The double wooden front doors with transom above are set on the...
An American four-square, built on the steep west side of Franklin Street. The wide veranda, stone foundation and double windows open up this house for a view of the Hudson River to the east.
James Thitchener writes to his sister about his regiment's activities stating that they are on the move and are expecting a clash with the rebel army who are on the way to Bull Run. He hopes to have better success than in the past. James...
