tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post3333377459813799867..comments2024-03-27T04:15:22.918-07:00Comments on BIG OLD HOUSES: A Fine Survivor in a Gritty TownJohn Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05062464473900774511noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-34285065228887635442024-02-11T15:02:30.419-08:002024-02-11T15:02:30.419-08:00I was born and raised in Newburgh and Thomas Pope ...I was born and raised in Newburgh and Thomas Pope was my great great grandfather. Believe you have several of his paintings? Delighted that you have preserved the Crawford House. It was once on my Newburgh News paper route ( say '52-54). A fun town to grow up in in those days. <br /><br />Gary Smith Wakefield RI<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-64658174717947986432023-02-13T12:41:20.084-08:002023-02-13T12:41:20.084-08:00I just read this article and it brought back many ...I just read this article and it brought back many memories as my great uncle, Carl Maurice Dietrich owned this house from 1917 until his death in 1953. I remember visiting here as my grandmother lived here . Incidentally she and her one brother and one sister died within four days of each other.Mary Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-55602897339327048152017-05-13T12:04:02.160-07:002017-05-13T12:04:02.160-07:00Just found this site as I too Grace have been foll...Just found this site as I too Grace have been following my Family tree and Think This David Crawford may be a Very Great, great..... Grandfather. How ever the David Crawford in my line was Captain David Crawford II 1662-1762 Married Elizabeth Smith and his Father was David Crawford 1625-1689 married to Jane A Douglas and he was from Kilbernie, Asyshire Scotland..... Thanks from me as well for your documenting valuable history we never know where our roots may lead how very interesting....still searching.Sharon Crawford Marreronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-6411361858376718182013-10-29T14:19:06.325-07:002013-10-29T14:19:06.325-07:00Just loved this tour of such a beautiful home. I h...Just loved this tour of such a beautiful home. I had just been given an old (undated) letter written to my grandfather from a cousin who lived on Powell Street in Newburgh. Just so happens that the cousin's maiden name was Crawford and while googling information I ended up here. Now on to more investigations to determine if Captain David Crawford may be a relative. Thank you for your time in documenting such valuable information. Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774095120502907956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-38117708958707631792012-10-24T20:18:36.123-07:002012-10-24T20:18:36.123-07:00I was surprised at some of the things you said abo...I was surprised at some of the things you said about Newburgh I didn't know and thats where I lived for 31 years of my life was nice to see the old houses again Thank You for sharing this with folk's. Bob Joneshttp://aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-10282233227994065942012-09-25T11:44:12.465-07:002012-09-25T11:44:12.465-07:00Another wonderful post, John. I've also been f...Another wonderful post, John. I've also been following the creative and talented Anna Dorfman's blog, "Door Sixteen". She and her husband restored a Victorian with a Hudson view almost single-handedly in Newburgh. A fresh and modern interior by a graphic designer: well worth checking out. M.Michele from Bostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-13198386234605355342012-09-24T07:10:45.514-07:002012-09-24T07:10:45.514-07:00That house is extraordinary!!
Now I feel like my h...That house is extraordinary!!<br />Now I feel like my house is a shack, though...<br /><br />Victoria @Renovating our VictorianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-78239073218552594272012-09-23T05:13:58.831-07:002012-09-23T05:13:58.831-07:00What a wonderful tour- felt like I was with you. ...What a wonderful tour- felt like I was with you. Such a beautiful grand home, with great bones and architecture. Happily following your blog!designchichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814501245552660696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-78058243764522546402012-09-22T20:37:14.309-07:002012-09-22T20:37:14.309-07:00Fabulous, all. I enjoyed it all, down to the keyh...Fabulous, all. I enjoyed it all, down to the keyhole escutcheon. And did you resist knocking on the door of the Downing villa?The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-18076364643471232592012-09-22T14:49:43.681-07:002012-09-22T14:49:43.681-07:00Thanks for this fun post and its many wonderful pi...Thanks for this fun post and its many wonderful pictures! I fell in love with that gorgeous front door the first time I saw it. And then as soon as I laid eyes on that newel post, I was immediately unfaithful to the front door. For some reason I never made it into the Crawford House's cellar, so I especially enjoyed seeing the pics from that area.<br /><br />Now to pick a tiny nit...I don't believe David Crawford was actually the very first person in Newburgh to own a steamer. It's my understanding that Christopher Reeve, a son of Selah Reeve (whose 1780 house still stands on the corner of South and Montgomery Streets in Newburgh), purchased the steamer Baltimore in the winter of 1829 and started running her between Newburgh and New York in the spring of 1830. Not too long afterward, Reeve apparently sold a half interest in that boat to David Crawford, and with a year or so, Crawford purchased the other half as well. So although Crawford was part owner of the first steamer to run regularly out of Newburgh and made a large fortune from his future shipping business, I think Christopher Reeve was technically Newburgh's first steamboat owner. And, yes, that really is nitpicking!<br /><br />I have heard two stories about the Crawford House that I've never been able to substantiate. Perhaps someone here can tell me if one or both stories are apocryphal? The first story says that David Crawford never owned the land that his house sits on. Supposedly the land was owned by the Glebe, but the church refused to sell, instead giving Crawford a 900 year lease on the land. If true, I suppose that means the house might still be evicted from its lot at some point in the distant future. The other story is one I read somewhere online. Supposedly after Andrew Jackson Downing died in 1852, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Clarke Withers moved from their former workspace at Downing's "Highland Garden" and opened up new offices inside the Crawford House. I couldn't find any evidence of this online at all, but it's certainly possible. Anybody know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-23021819158766901332012-09-21T11:23:36.780-07:002012-09-21T11:23:36.780-07:00Wonderful tour...thank you!Wonderful tour...thank you!DollZandThingZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906400814059674230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-83932748970085241902012-09-20T12:52:33.490-07:002012-09-20T12:52:33.490-07:00Kudos for bringing this little known town to the f...Kudos for bringing this little known town to the forefront. Hopefully it will inspire other pioneers. Housing is relatively inexpensive and the architectural and cultural history one could preserve is astounding. Gret post as always.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-26302031520819138892012-09-20T07:25:26.449-07:002012-09-20T07:25:26.449-07:00Really pleased you were able to visit! Newburgh ha...Really pleased you were able to visit! Newburgh has A LOT going on to restore it, www.NewburghRestoration.comCher @ Newburgh Restorationhttp://www.newburghrestoration.comnoreply@blogger.com