The 100 Mile House: Why the Greenest Building Might Be the One that Already Exists On Thursday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Belden Noble Memorial Library, Steven Engelhart, Executive Director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage, will discuss the idea that the preservation and reuse of historic buildings not only protects our architectural heritage and makes for more vibrant communities but that it can also be a good choice in terms of energy conservation and sustainability. The program … [Read more...]
Rosslyn Boathouse Underwater in 1983
It definitely pains me to see Rosslyn's boathouse underwater (even 3+ decades after the fact), but it’s a reminder that we have made some headway over the last eleven years. Of course, there’s never any guarantee — and I’m well aware that flooding could bring the pretty boathouse to her knees once again — but I am optimistic that steady rehabilitation since 2006 has fortified this quirky old dock house so that it will better endure the next challenge coming it's way. I received this … [Read more...]
1910 Hickory Hill Photo
I present to you a rather well captured (and equally well preserved) photograph of The Ross Mansion (aka Hickory Hill) circa 1910... The Ross Mansion in the photograph above was originally built for, and owned by Henry Howard Ross, the brother of William Daniel Ross who built Rosslyn. (Source: Geo Davis, Rosslyn Redux) SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave … [Read more...]
Lake Champlain Boathouse Blues
Welcome to spring in the Champlain Valley. And to Rosslyn's annual spring drama: the Lake Champlain boathouse blues! Over the last month lake water level has been rising, rising, rising. And rising some more. In fact, it's even risen since I started drafting this post. (Current level a little further down.) Boathouse Blues Begin Until recently I was singing the end-of-ski-season rag and the dandelion ditty while quietly hoping that Lake Champlain water levels would rise enough to hedge … [Read more...]
Essex Farm Institute Plans Carbon Farming Symposium (THE SUN)
The past few years have seen whiplash weather conditions for farmers in the Champlain Valley. Producers have navigated a polar vortex, a super-wet season, and have contended with an extended drought last summer. The chief culprit of climate change is greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide. Now the Essex Farm Institute (EFI) is preparing to host a symposium focusing on how to remove that carbon from the air and steer it into the soil for long-term storage, a process known as carbon … [Read more...]
Launching Essex Architecture eBook
Are you ready for the most portable, most interactive, most user-friendly guide to Essex architecture ever created? It's here! The Essex architecture ebook is now available now at Amazon.com. We are thrilled to announce that Essex, New York Architecture: A Doodler's Field Guide (print edition published last year) is now available as an ebook. How to Purchase Essex Architecture eBook Order our Essex architecture ebook online through Amazon to receive the Kindle ebook edition (Amazon also … [Read more...]
New Book by Local Authors Presents History with a Dash of Doodling (The Sun)
"A powerhouse in the early 19th-century, Essex acted as the portal to an untapped area filled with extractable natural resources. A bustling maritime economy emerged around the port, located 17 miles southwest of Burlington. The streets hummed with activity: shipbuilders, blacksmiths, merchants and construction workers all set up shop on the pitstop between Montreal and New York City. With them, buildings sprung up to accommodate the crush. The economy tanked before the Civil War — chalk … [Read more...]
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" ("American Dream" in English) showcases the handsome, minimalist renovation that Serge Castella and Jason Flinn undertook on Elm Street. The interior of the gambrel roofed cottage opposite the Noble Clemons House and the … [Read more...]
New Expanded Essex Architecture Book Perfect Holiday Gift
We're excited to announce that a revised and expanded edition of Essex, New York Architecture: A Doodler's Field Guide has been published and is now available for purchase. Just in time for the holidays! We hope that you'll consider purchasing a copy of this fun, interactive 168-page handbook for everyone on your gift list. In the summer of 2014 we launched a beta edition of this lighthearted introduction to Essex architecture to encourage community collaboration in the creative process. Many … [Read more...]
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 Essex home had to be hers. "The bedroom would be perfect for dreaming and the room beneath it would be perfect for writing," she says. "Up top I would have my dreams and I could come downstairs and write them … [Read more...]
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