The First Presbyterian Cemetery in Highland, NY was established in 1792. The cemetery was overgrown when I visited, but I have been told it is normally well-kept.
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Abandoned Barn, Forest Road, Newburgh, NY
This beautiful stone barn falls in the middle of the spectrum of “building” and “ruin”. According to the online property card, and confirmed by my observations, it was a dairy barn. The card indicates the barn was built in 1890. I otherwise know nothing about this property.
Boyce Thompson Institute, Yonkers, NY
The Boyce Thompson Institute was established by William Boyce Thompson with the goal of being able to improve world food supply through plant research. The Institute in Yonkers was constructed in 1924 but was moved from the Yonkers campus in the 1970s. The building was used for other operations until 1999. The property has been vacant ever since, although there is the possibility that it will be redeveloped.
Link: Wikipedia
Map: Location on Google Maps
11 Collegeview Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY
This structure was originally residential and then converted to have a commercial bottom floor. The filed map at the Dutchess County Clerk is dated July 26, 1900 that shows the area along Collegeview Avenue subdivided, so that is likely the approximate time that the building was constructed. The building was demolished in November 2013.
Car Junkyard, Old Post Road, Wappingers Falls, NY
This car junkyard was formerly located along Old Post Road in Wappingers Falls, NY. The junkyard was removed in 2010 during redevelopment of the property into the Wappingers Falls location of Adams Fairacre Farms.
Abandoned Town of Rhyolite, NV
Rhyolite, NV is known as a “ghost town.” The remains of this town are located adjacent to the California border, near Death Valley.
Map: Location on Google Maps
Link: Death Valley – Rhyolite Ghost Town
Original Brockway Brick Yard Glass Plates Up For Auction
Three original glass plates are up for auction on eBay right now that depict the construction of the Brockway Brick Yard. The photos from these plates are online on sites like this one, but these are the actual original plates. Very cool.
Links: First plate, second plate, third plate.
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital soon to be demolished
Last year I had the pleasure of visiting the Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital (best known for its main Kirkbride building, c.1876) in Parsippany, N.J. Most of the buildings were previously demolished, but a few still stand. However, it now seems certain that all of the remaining buildings will be demolished.
According to this article, “‘The campus will be knocked down in a “matter of months,” according to members of the state Department of Treasury. “The Christie administration is committed to converting the property for open space use for the public to enjoy,” said Treasury spokesperson Joseph Perone. “We discussed the (Preserve Greystone) group’s concerns because we thought they were worth exploring. However, we concluded that the financial risk of preserving or rehabilitating the Kirkbride building is insurmountable.’”
Unfortunately it sounds like there was really no serious discussion with the group Preserve Greystone about options to preserve and rehabilitate the buildings. Six groups have come forward with ideas on how to rehabilitate the site without demolishing it, but they seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
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