Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American

Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape

Countless books have been published on the historical sites of the Hudson River Valley. But these books have focused over and over again on the best-known, best-preserved places. Every bit as valuable are dozens of other historical sites that havenâ€™t fared as well. Many of these buildings are listed on the National Register of Historical Places, and a few are even National Historical Landmarks. But in spite of their significance, these structures have been allowed to decay, and in some cases, to disappear altogether.

In an effort to raise awareness of their plight, Hudson Valley Ruins offers the reader a long-overdue glimpse at some of the regionâ€™s forgotten cultural treasures. In addition to great river estates, the book profiles sites more meaningful to everyday life in the Valley: churches and hotels, commercial and civic buildings, mills and train stations. Included are works by some of the most important names in American architectural history, such as Alexander Jackson Davis and Calvert Vaux.

The book is divided into four parts that correspond to the upper, middle, maritime, and lower sections of the Hudson River Valley. Sites have been selected for their general historical and architectural significance, their relationship to important themes in the regionâ€™s history, their physical condition or â€œrusticâ€ character, and their ability to demonstrate a particular threat still faced by historical buildings in the region. The Dutch Reformed Church at Newburgh tells the story of the Valleyâ€™s oldest religious group; the Luckey Platt department store in Poughkeepsie was for decades the â€œLeading Store of the Hudson Valleyâ€; and the ruins of the West Point Foundry at Cold Spring are all that remain of what was once one of the riverâ€™s most important industries. Taken together, these places present a broad picture of the regionâ€™s past that is relevant to its present and future.

This book was published with the generous support of Furthermore, a program of the
J. M. Kaplan Fund.
Country USA
Brand University Press of New England
Manufacturer University Press of New England
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9781584655985
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	University Press of New England
Manufacturer	University Press of New England
Binding	Hardcover
EANs	9781584655985
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape

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