The one-room, one-teacher school is the most well known and loved school structure in the United States. Reports of these schools go back to 1745 before we were a nation. It seems as if every town in the country had one or more. Many of our nation’s leaders began their education … [Read more...] about Boquet Octagonal School
National Register of Historic Places
Westport May Seek to Join National Historic Registry
I bet that most everyone who reads this article knows that much of the village of Essex is listed on the National Historic Register. However, we do not have the monopoly on historic buildings in the region. In nearby Westport, NY there are a fair amount of older buildings that … [Read more...] about Westport May Seek to Join National Historic Registry
Fundraiser to Save Boquet Schoolhouse
The Octagonal stone schoolhouse was built in 1826 by Benjamin Gilbert to serve the community that was developing around Rouse's Mills on the Boquet River. The small, one room school, contains many original features. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in … [Read more...] about Fundraiser to Save Boquet Schoolhouse
Old Stone Church: It’s Time to Return this Beautiful Building to Prominence
The Town of Essex has opened bidding for the sale of the church! The Methodist-Episcopal Church is the oldest surviving church edifice in the Town of Essex, New York, and one of a group of structures built in Essex of local quarried limestone. According to church records, the … [Read more...] about Old Stone Church: It’s Time to Return this Beautiful Building to Prominence
The Doodle Back Story
I’ve been scribbling Essex doodles for months. Fancy buildings. Falling down buildings. Quirky characters who pass by and through both. And some who don’t… This ongoing project is an effort to crowdsource the most engaging information (especially visual information) about our … [Read more...] about The Doodle Back Story