The Society for the Preservation of Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture
HVVA
Events 2012
Pending Events for 2012. Details will follow later.
December 15 Holiday tour and luncheon in Kingston
hosted by Rob Sweeney
November 17 Tour of Richmondtown Restoration in Staten Island
by Bill McMillian
October 20 Tour in Feura Bush, Albany County led by Roberta Jeracka
September 15 Tour of Dutch frame houses in Great Barrington,
Massachusetts led by Wally Wheeler
August 18 Tour in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County ld by Nancy Kelly
July 21 Tour in East Haven, Connecticut led by John Stevens
July 14 Hurley Stone House Day and HVVA Picnic
hosted by Jim Decker
2012 – Field Documentation and Drafting for Beginners. (Date to be announced)
John Stevens & Wally Wheeler will present a two day course on the what’s & why’s of field documentation & drawing. Included will be the basics of what comprises a field pack, types of measuring, what & why things are measured, drawing techniques & types, and “industry standards” for standard documentation packages like that used by the Historic American Building’s Survey. The intent of this class is to develop among our group a larger body of members who are able to conduct field documentation to a reliable standard (necessary if the documentation is to have long-term usefulness), and to increase the pool of people who are able to contribute materials to the newsletter. Commitment fee for the workshop is $50 to be returned after completing the course. Class to be held with a min. of 4 and a max. of 10 participants. Workshop site to be announced at a later time, check website. RSVP with returnable deposit is required by April 1st contact Ken Walton.
Email: kaw9862@optonline.net or Phone: 845-883-0132
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Tour of Rensselaer County, the tying joint in Pittstown and Hoosick.
Details of the tour & tour directions: HVVA tour of Rensselaer County (PDF Document)
Saturday April 21, 2012
Tour of Historic Farmsteads in the Town of Rochester, Ulster County
Following up on a project documenting 10 historic farmsteads in the Town of Rochester, Neil Larson will be conducting a tour of three of them that illustrate a range of periods from the earliest, the Osterhoudt Home Farm, which may date as early as 1720, to the latest, Appeldoorn Farm, a 1756 farmstead updated by Myron S. Teller in 1937. In between is a farm established in the 1830s by Thomas S. Schoonmaker. In addition, we will be making a visit to Jonathan Nedbor’s Canal Forge. We will be meeting at the parking lot of the Rochester Reformed Church, 5142 Route 209, Accord at 10 am. The tour will wrap up by 5:30 pm. There will be a Dutch-treat lunch stop at the Hillside Restaurant.
SCHEDULE
10:00 Meet at Rochester Reformed Church, 5142 Route 209
10:30-11:30 Osterhoudt Home Farm, 167 Lower Whitfield Road (#1 on map)
12:00-1:00 Canal Forge, 496 Towpath Road (#2 on map)
1:30-2:30 Lunch at Friends & Family II Hillside Restaurant, 4802 Rt. 209
3:00-4:00 Thomas S. Schoonmaker Farm, 607 Kyserike Road/County Route 6 (#3 on map)
4:30-5:30 Appeldoorn Farm, 4938 Route 209 (#4 on map)
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Study Tour Town of Newburgh, Orange County (Once part of southern Ulster County.)
Meeting Place: 10:00 am - McDonalds parking lot @ 65 North Plank Road, Newburgh(Corner of N. Plank [Rt. 32] & Gidney Ave.)
Agenda:
1st site: Gidney House on Blue Jay Dr.
2nd site: Silas Gardner - Olsen House on Rt 300 near the intersection with Rt 52.
Lunch
3rd site: early frame house on Fostertown Road.
Saturday, February 18, 2012 Study Tour
Monthly tour our will meet and begin at about 10:00 AM at the the College Diner parking lot located at 500 Main Street, New Paltz.
HVVA Annual Meeting, Saturday, January 21, 2012 – 10:00 AM
The annual meeting will take place in Deyo Hall, 6 Broadhead Avenue, New Paltz, (part of the Historic Huguenot Street). A planning session and election of offices and board members will take place. Followed by a house tour and Lunch. We hope to see you there!
