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....
This house, at least 100 years old in 1984, shows many Greek Revival details. Under the gable is delicate carving. The columns and panels in the bay window and the enclosed section of the porch are matched.
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.
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Two bare trees line the sidewalk that runs in front of the low stone wall at the front of this property. A driveway with concrete curbing cuts through the stone wall and leads through a porte-cochere back to an opened garage. Under the...
This stately Carpenter Gothic dwelling is on the north side of First Avenue in Nyack. The first three owners, William Dickey, Anthony Moreford, and John Gesner were all bankers and prominent men in the village. The pointed arches in the front door...
Notice dated August 2, 1802 offering a 2 dollar reward for the return of a 13 year old girl slave named Mary. Mary ran away from Ann Long of Poughkeepsie.
Notice dated February 4, 1807 offering a 20 dollar reward for the return of a 23 year old slave named Peet. Peet ran away from Abraham Hasbrouck of Kingston Landing.
James writes this letter to his aunt, four days after he was mustered into service. He is presently in Virginia, near Georgetown. He thinks that the Union is already winning the war, even though the rebels fight well. One of his friends fainted...
A letter to Rachel from her father, written while he waits for his connecting train to Detroit, enroute to Davenport, Iowa. He will be stopping with family or friends along the way. Although he has had a chance to see Niagara Falls, he wasn’t...
Johannes writes this letter to his father fully describing the Battle of Winchester which occurred a week prior. Johannes feels lucky to have come out of this battle untouched since his company had suffered many casualties. He describes that he...
