With the new year moving toward spring, town officials and residents here are considering possible uses of the second floor in their historic town hall. Supervisor Ron Jackson said much work was accomplished in the upstairs rooms when the building was renovated in the late … [Read more...] about Essex Eyes Town Hall Restoration (THE SUN)
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Serge Castella’s Essex Home Featured
[Click on any image in the gallery to enlarge and start a slideshow.] I recently discovered that the Essex home renovated by Spanish designer Serge Castella was featured in the July/August 2013 Spanish edition of Architectural Digest. The article, "Sueño Americano" … [Read more...] about Serge Castella’s Essex Home Featured
A Writer Transforms a Historic House in Essex (Adirondack Life)
"The bedroom, with its ceiling arched like a slice of moon and French doors opening to a teensy Juliet balcony, sits atop a storefront sun-room, with windows on all sides. A veritable box of light. When writer Kate Moses saw these two rooms, she immediately knew the circa-1820 … [Read more...] about A Writer Transforms a Historic House in Essex (Adirondack Life)
Essex Town Hall
One of the Essex Community Heritage Organization's (ECHO's) earliest projects was Wright's Inn. In the center of Essex, NY, this historic inn constructed by Daniel Ross and finished with the later addition by Daniel Wright now serves as the Essex Town Hall. Built in the 1790's, … [Read more...] about Essex Town Hall
Longtime Residents Recall Essex Inn Years Ago
Last Sunday Alvin Reiner at the Press-Republican ran a fascinating story about the Essex Inn and the fusion of past and future in this historic landmark recently renovated by the Daltons and now open to the public. Early on, Rick and Karen Dalton took down the fence between the … [Read more...] about Longtime Residents Recall Essex Inn Years Ago