tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post8574565824005980877..comments2024-03-28T09:54:05.932-07:00Comments on BIG OLD HOUSES: The Fixer-Upper's DreamJohn Foremanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05062464473900774511noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-91285983176466215492023-03-22T16:53:48.076-07:002023-03-22T16:53:48.076-07:00I have the books, the talent and the cats, just no...I have the books, the talent and the cats, just not the money!!! Damn!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-9206740999957917272023-03-22T12:16:24.384-07:002023-03-22T12:16:24.384-07:00I have always thought this house is just so exquis...I have always thought this house is just so exquisite💥 just seeing the exterior. This is my first time viewing interior also breath taking. <br />Never knew it was a piece of art inside. Love to see it upon completion💥. I do remember when L B Kidd lived there. Had been in her store when she was probably reaching retirement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-5551341130243737492021-07-05T08:36:59.734-07:002021-07-05T08:36:59.734-07:00These are fabulous photos of a potentially "w...These are fabulous photos of a potentially "wonderful again" gracious old home. That gorgeous "cobalt blue fixtured" bathroom is magnificent! It's my most favorite shade of my favorite color of all time!💝💙<br /><br />Thank you for spotlighting the third floor maids' quarters. It's a rare event when such rooms are even mentioned with any amount of detail, except perhaps giving the general location - "servants quarters located on the third floor" or "maid's room behind the kitchen" - and so on, rarely shown on floor plans unless located on the same floor with the main family bedrooms. Even so, I've seen where the builder/owner saw fit to completely cut off access to them from the family bedroom floor, making them only accessible via a separate set of steep, narrow servant's stairs (sometimes called the "morning stairs" for obvious reasons) leading from/to the kitchen, pantry, or even a connecting inside porch. And frequently without any mention or showing of the maid's bath, especially if shuttled off into the basement, which seemed a rather common way to separate "them" from "us". <br /><br />Some may think I make too much importance of something so insignificant, particularly when servants were supposed to be like children in a way, expected to be not seen OR heard 99% of the time, but given the social hierarchy of the time, when they were completely indispensable to the running of the homes of "rich white folks," and their absence due to fighting of those same "rich white folks'" wars, which caused such great social upheaval and personal consternation regarding the ongoing "servant problem." This was initially found to be particularly upsetting during and after WWI, so I think it's only fitting that the unqualified contributions made by their continued presence, and the lack of the ability to keep such hallowed halls operating at peak efficiency without them be recognized. <br /><br />One particularly informative three-part British miniseries regarding life in the great (and not so great) houses before and after such a time, likened the appearance of any "well oiled machine" of servants of any great house to that of a swan on a calm lake - graciously gliding across any undisturbed surface of water on top, while paddling madly underneath to keep the bird upright and headed in the right direction at any given moment! <br /><br />The development of many household appliances were intended to take the place of any particularly valuable member of the servant "family" which happened to be missing or particularly difficult to replace (or afford) at any given time, as the female members of the upper class family were completely untrained in performing such basic tasks as cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc. Many of the early versions of electric appliances, were advertised as "electric servants" in order to make their value unmistakable!Shari Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069180547303455413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-20863898294883575502015-09-21T04:11:19.626-07:002015-09-21T04:11:19.626-07:00truly, truly, amazing...I so love it is The Best y...truly, truly, amazing...I so love it is The Best your Home. It is very Pure Thoughtfully Made Home. <br />Thankss ..<br /><a href="http://www.wesellkc.com/property/" rel="nofollow">www.wesellkc.com</a><br />jimmyloks255https://www.blogger.com/profile/10475239899843876660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-33076877468506244712014-10-24T15:35:27.296-07:002014-10-24T15:35:27.296-07:00Now on sale for *+$400.000Now on sale for *+$400.000Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-13527027474726617182014-05-15T03:56:00.351-07:002014-05-15T03:56:00.351-07:00one can only wish for that price again!!! but we ...one can only wish for that price again!!! but we can sure dream about it......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-75682193861315230792014-05-15T01:21:11.583-07:002014-05-15T01:21:11.583-07:00John, the construction was different than you imag...John, the construction was different than you imagined. George C. Smith purchased the corner lot in 1898 and the southern lot in 1899, both vacant. The property line ran through the middle of the house. From the layout, is it possible the left end was built as a smaller house first, and then expanded to the right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-4385283919699039582014-05-13T08:00:54.100-07:002014-05-13T08:00:54.100-07:00Thanks John! Thanks John! Newburgh Restorationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979492075547497472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-14387347975894054802014-05-12T13:56:24.666-07:002014-05-12T13:56:24.666-07:00George Clark Smith, B.A. 1886 [Yale].
Born Novemb...George Clark Smith, B.A. 1886 [Yale]. <br />Born November 21, 1863, in Newburgh, NY<br />Died April 29, 1942, in Newburgh, NY<br />Father - George Thomas Smith, cashier Central Hudson Steamboat Company, Newburgh. Mother - Augusta (Jordan) Smith, daughter of Stephen Jordan of Bridgeport, Conn.<br />Siglar School, Newburgh Dissertation appointment. Junior year, first dispute appointment. Senior year, Class monitor. Freshman year, Class picture committee.<br />Instructor in languages and assistant principal Newburgh Free Academy 1886-89, teller Montezuma Valley Bank, Cortez, Colo , 1889-90, attended Columbia University School of Law 1890-91 and New York Law School 1892 (LLB 1892), admitted to the bar 1892, lawyer in Newburgh 1893-94, prize tutor New York Law School 1892-93, instructor in law 1894-1914, assistant professor of criminal law, the law of torts, and the law of wills 1914-17, associate professor 1917-19, professor of law 1919 until retirement 1934; secretary of the School 1894-1933, dean of the faculty 1933-34, and secretary and treasurer board of trustees 1933-34, on Newburgh Board of Education 1897- 1902; member Masonic order and First Baptist Church, Newburgh.<br />Married July 12, 1899, in Newburgh, Addie Marie, daughter of Robert and Maria (Chapman) Whitehill. Children - George Clark, Jr , Robert Douglas (died August 24,1905), and Walter Whitehill.<br />Death due to injuries received when struck by a freight train. Buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh. Survived by wife, two sons, and two grandchildren.<br />[Yale College obituary]<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-84801695585901439922014-05-10T07:31:42.150-07:002014-05-10T07:31:42.150-07:00If we had hold of the sales offering from 1944, I ...If we had hold of the sales offering from 1944, I wonder if they would still honor the $52,000 asking price. :)Carrowmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394274776753994971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-77032978796634583442014-05-10T04:52:42.063-07:002014-05-10T04:52:42.063-07:00This house cries out for an eccentric (wealthy/fre...This house cries out for an eccentric (wealthy/free-spirited) artist with hundreds of books and perhaps a dozen cats. Alas, although I have the books and could find the cats, I lack the talent and the cash... <br /><br />Beth Waltzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02720634636307254576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-60292785325404260482014-05-09T15:10:16.711-07:002014-05-09T15:10:16.711-07:00Did hippies recently live in this house?
That cob...Did hippies recently live in this house?<br /><br />That cobalt blue bath is the pièce de résistance. Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061842302314196314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-38900363275494428092014-05-08T14:39:52.814-07:002014-05-08T14:39:52.814-07:00Gorgeous house and virtually intact interiors loca...Gorgeous house and virtually intact interiors located in a forlorn town. The town is struggling to come back and while dreamers and old house lovers are slowly discovering this place, I dont know if it will ever come back far enough to see this beauty fully restored. The business district needs a major boost. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-20335933178335897492014-05-08T10:07:21.121-07:002014-05-08T10:07:21.121-07:00I've walked by this house several times while ...I've walked by this house several times while visiting friends on Grand Street; it grabs one's attention, even among those (mostly) notable buildings. However, I didn't guess the extent of unsympathetic care it has received for what looks like a very long time. Thanks for showing it...maybe it will have a better outcome because of you. The house itself is wonderful, deserving of a doting owner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-18031459198582704182014-05-08T05:48:38.781-07:002014-05-08T05:48:38.781-07:00The blue toilet survives, in a glass doored enclos...The blue toilet survives, in a glass doored enclosure next to the bath/shower.John Foremanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05062464473900774511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170852285107502075.post-52003382588423331122014-05-08T04:50:40.280-07:002014-05-08T04:50:40.280-07:00A spectacular house. To me, this house is much mor...A spectacular house. To me, this house is much more attractive on the inside, although I wonder how much of that woodwork will survive its next incarnation unpainted. Its main drawback is that it lies directly on the street--no setback.<br /><br />Those bathrooms, especially the cream-and-bright-blue one, look straight out of the old color-illustrated catalogs. Did the blue toilet survive? I don't see it in the photos.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com