Known as the Heldt House, this 1892 residence has an interesting history. The lot was part of the Peter J. Smith holdings, which ran from the river to the top of the mountain. There are more details in Terry Talley's book, "Gems of the Hudson."
This unusual looking house was originally the farmhouse of John Van Houten. Van Houten owned land 280 feet wide from the Hudson River to the mountain on the west. He developed the landing and the boatyard, beginning to subdivide the property in the...
This house on the southwest corner of Old Mountain Road and Route 9W in Grand View, NY has a large stone foundation. The round tower on the right is unique.
The rear of #34 Old Mountain Road looks nothing like the front. The house is much larger than it seems in Nyack Library image #4526. There is an expansive lawn, not visible from the street. The history of this house, which was built about 1850, is...
This is one of the oldest houses on Old mountain Road in grand View, NY. Built about 1850 by Squire T. Lawrence, it appears that this house was expanded at some time, either by an outright addition or by joining it to another small house. Either...
In 1884, this was a lonely farmhouse in Upper Nyack. Each of the three verandas has been filled in or modified, and the dormer windows are a later alteration.
This beautiful mansard-roofed house has been lovingly maintained for more than 150 years. There are many interesting details, including the double brackets that seem to hold up the top of the tower. The house has an interesting history too, as...
In the 1884 View of Upper Nyack by Burleigh, this residence is an isolated house; now it has neighbors. The sleeping porch on the right is a typical addition.
A snow-covered mountain looms behind these small two-story homes with flat roofs. One house, and the part of another house is across an intersection. On the near side of the intersection, the side of a third house is caught in the photograph. The...
Lithographic process, of a child standing inside an light blue oval shaped center with a mountain scene in the background. She is wearing a gold dress with a long train that wraps around her red lace up shoes. A white and yellow cape lined with red...
