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      National Register of Historic Places

      Adirondack National Listed Historic Landmark to be Bulldozed

      June 24, 2021 By Mark Wilcox 1 Comment

      Westport Fairgrounds Bldg

      Well folks some Essex County NY Supervisors are planning to tear down this beautiful building which is the gateway to one of the longest-lasting old school fairs with wonderful agriculture events. It seems like they are gonna waste taxpayers' monies with a very generic building … [Read more...] about Adirondack National Listed Historic Landmark to be Bulldozed

      Filed Under: Architecture, Heritage, News Tagged With: Essex County Fairgrounds, National Register of Historic Places, petition

      Boquet Octagonal School

      August 13, 2015 By Shirley LaForest Leave a Comment

      Boquet Octagonal School (Credit: Essex County Historical Society)

      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

      Filed Under: Architecture, History Tagged With: Benjamin Gilbert, Betsy Tisdale, Boquet Octagonal Schoolhouse, Boquet Schoolhouse, Charlotte Fairchild, Charlotte Pultz, Dennis Wells, Flora Jerdo Gardner, Geraldine Sayward, Jean Van Ornam, Leila Wells, National Register of Historic Places, Octagonal Schoolhouse, Ronald Jackson, William Ross

      Westport May Seek to Join National Historic Registry

      September 25, 2014 By Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

      Westport Heritage House (front)

      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

      Filed Under: News Tagged With: Heritage House National Register Committee, National Register, National Register of Historic Places, Westport New York, Westport NY

      Fundraiser to Save Boquet Schoolhouse

      August 21, 2014 By Editorial Staff 1 Comment

      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

      Filed Under: Architecture, Heritage, News Tagged With: Boquet, Boquet Octagonal Schoolhouse, Boquet Schoolhouse, ECHO, Essex Community Heritage Organization, Fundraising, National Register of Historic Places, Octagonal Schoolhouse

      Old Stone Church: It’s Time to Return this Beautiful Building to Prominence

      August 6, 2014 By Todd Goff 4 Comments

      Old Stone Church in Essex, NY (Courtesy Todd Goff)

      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

      Filed Under: Architecture, Heritage, Opinion Tagged With: American Legion, Empire State Development Corporation, Methodist Episcopal Church, National Register of Historic Places, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Old Stone Church

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