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Van Ornam Building

January 28, 2013 By Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Essex Post Office

The Van Ornam building is currently undergoing renovations under the guidance of Karen and Rick Dalton to transform the second floor and rear annex into the national headquarters for College for Every Student. The Old Brick Block was a mercantile shop(s) in Essex, NY that … [Read more...] about Van Ornam Building

Filed Under: Architecture, Heritage Tagged With: Adirondack House, Beverly Eichenlaub, Bryan Burk, CFES, cinema, College for Every Student, Essex Post Office, Essex Village, Essex Village Historic District, Historic Essex, Karen Dalton, Post Office, Rick Dalton, Theater, Van Ornam Building

Old Brick Store

January 26, 2013 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Old Brick Store

As its name implies, The Old Brick Store is a brick building that was originally built to serve as a commercial store during the time of Essex's economic boom. This utilitarian Greek Revival store was built in c. 1840, and has stood on Essex's Main Street for 172 years. With … [Read more...] about Old Brick Store

Filed Under: Architecture, History Tagged With: Essex Market, Essex Village, Essex Village Historic District, Greek Revival architecture, Historic Essex, Huston's, Old Brick Store

Dr. Samuel Shumway House

January 24, 2013 By Editorial Staff 3 Comments

The Dr. Samuel Shumway House was built early in the 1800s (Historic Essex/ECHO documents suggest 1832, but Everest & McNulty claim 1815), in stately Federal style with some Greek Revival architectural influences. Dr. Samuel Shumway was a town officer in Essex (1841-42), and … [Read more...] about Dr. Samuel Shumway House

Filed Under: Architecture, Heritage Tagged With: Essex Village, greystone, Historic Essex, Samuel Shumway House

Charles G. Fancher House

January 22, 2013 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Charles G. Fancher House

The Charles G. Fancher House of Federal design was built circa 1824. The wooden house is located near the end of Elm Street as it approaches School Street. The original owner, Charles G. Fancher, for whom the house is named, was once the owner Wright's Inn and was also Essex's … [Read more...] about Charles G. Fancher House

Filed Under: Architecture, Heritage Tagged With: Charles G. Fancher, Charles G. Fancher House, Elm Street, Essex Village, Essex Village Historic District, Historic Essex, School Street

Old Brick Schoolhouse

January 19, 2013 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Mountain Creams factory at the Old Brick Schoolhouse in Essex, New York

The "Old Brick Schoolhouse" on Elm Street (1830) stands on the probable site of the first school in Essex, erected in 1787. Expanded to the north in 1837, this one-story building served as the village schoolhouse until superseded by the large frame schoolhouse of 1867 (still … [Read more...] about Old Brick Schoolhouse

Filed Under: Architecture, History Tagged With: Adirondack Mountain Creams, Education, Essex Village, Essex Village Historic District, Historic Essex, John Bird Burnham, Old Brick Schoolhouse

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