Kingston Notebook
[nggallery id=”29028″ template=galleryview] We got away for a couple of days this past holiday weekend to a farmhouse outside Kingston, the former capital of New York State (something you’d already know if you were following us on Twitter!). We saw a lot of beautiful houses, but this one down in the Rondout Historic District was…
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We got away for a couple of days this past holiday weekend to a farmhouse outside Kingston, the former capital of New York State (something you’d already know if you were following us on Twitter!). We saw a lot of beautiful houses, but this one down in the Rondout Historic District was probably our favorite. Any architecture buffs out there care to take a stab at placing this is historical context?
There are nice houses outside of brownstone Brooklyn? Really. Wow….
Queen Anne Victorian, probably no later than 1910. I grew up in a neighborhood with many smaller versions of these. I love Montrose Morris’ comment: “an overachieving McMansion of its day.” Does that mean that our descendants will love the WHITE HOUSE that disappeared and all the other monstrosities?
My question to Mr. B and the group is about orientation. It seems a bit off. The picture which you present to us as the front seems more like a side view, and the one with that delirious (can’t think of another word) overhang over the palladian window ALSO doesn’t look like the front. Do you think the original front was where the boxed in porch is to the right?
Shahn and MM beat me to it – was going to say 1895 to 1915. If there’s anything older in there, its well hidden in these photos.
An overachieving McMansion of its day. I love it! I’d say it was a mixture of Dutch and Colonial Revival, with a few other influences tossed in. Dutch in the basic barn shape, and CR in the columns, scale and Palladian windows. The eaves are amazing. I’d place it between 1890 and 1910.
Whoops, just renewed the page and see many people agree. It’s a great house.
A Queen Anne with a Dutch Gambrel. I’d guess that it’s not a true Dutch Colonial, and it was built circa 1895 – 1905 and not any earlier.
Probably has views of Hudson River and valley, I bet.
There is a very interesting group of about 6 attached row houses a couple blocks from this house (all 1 ownership) – would be great restoration project for someone.
Our weekend place is just north of Kingston so know it pretty well.
It looks like a classic Dutch-inspired red barn, you can see the line of the roof very well in the first picture. So the initial building was a working farm and probably dates from the 18th century (or maybe even late 17th century.) The porches are classic Queen Anne additions, so done late 19th century? It’s the ultimate Hudson Valley house, a mish mash of Dutch, German and English influences.
Beautiful houses. No jobs except IBM.
That second story porch is spectacular. Too bad there isn’t a more usable one on the first floor.