Dear Editor:
The Town of Saugerties Historic Preservation Commission’s fourth Historic House Tour focusing on Flatbush is now history; and I am pleased to report that it was an unconditional success. The final figures are not yet in, but it seems that more than 200 people visited the eight sites. All proceeds, after expenses, go back into the Town budget line for the Historic Preservation Commission and will be used to pay for other Commission projects on behalf of all Saugertesians.
Having now, for the fourth time, chaired the subcommittee that produced this event, I must say that I could not have done it without the help of my subcommittee, Renate Belville, Barry Benepe, Renata Corcoran, Rich Davis, Susan Davis, Jeanne Goldberg, Myles Putman, and Michael Sullivan Smith (ex-officio). Also this year, we had the assistance of the Town of Ulster Historian Rob Sweeney. The committee all gave generously of themselves doing the research and write-ups for the brochure’s eight historical and architectural descriptions of the eight sites, the detailed map directions and interesting annotations in the route descriptions, the practical nitty gritty stuff like selling tickets and arranging and coordinating volunteers, and a myriad of other tasks. I thank them for their “over the top” expenditure of time, energy, and effort.
This entire tour was made possible by the generous contributions of many others and while the list is long, their efforts need to be recognized.
Credit and thanks go to:
Myles Putman, MLPC/T’amam Designs for the brochure’s route layout and sidebars
Mark Smith, for the design and layout of the tour brochure
Michael Gold for his professional photographs (Michael Gold/The Corporate Image (www.mgphotoman.com)
Nancy Campbell and Rob Sweeney their drawing and photographs of the houses
Karl Lezette of Lezette Express Inc. for his generous provision of the courtesy van
Arzi McKeown, who built and maintains the website (www:HistoricHouseTour.com)
QuickChek Station (Rt. 32 and Rt. 9W) for allowing and facilitating the use of their grounds as the beginning of the tour
Smith’s Hardware and the Hudson Valley Dessert Company, whose owners graciously allowed their staff to act as facilitators for our advance ticket purchasers
Town of Saugerties Police, with Sgt. Don Tucker as interface
Everyone at both the Saugerties and Ulster Town Hall and their Highway Departments for support and help
Appreciation is extended to: the representatives from the Society for the Preservation of Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture; Audrey Klinkenberg, Town Historian; Anna Serravallo, and her son Dr. Vincent Serravallo, who shared information about the brickyards; and the 1st Ulster County Militia with their encampment at Rider Park.
Because the Volunteers are so critical to the success of the tour day, I extend to all of them a huge measure of gratitude. They were eager and willing to share with the tour participants the excitement of each of the historic sites in addition to carrying out important tasks like coordinating traffic with walkie-talkies, supervising van transport and taking care of other logistics.
And finally, special thanks go to: the Flatbush Reformed Church and the six historic house owners who graciously allowed and welcomed “the public” to visit.
We have now begun thinking about the fifth annual Historic House tour in 2013. Stay tuned for how the Committee fine-tunes that event!
Sincerely,
Susan Puretz, Town of Saugerties Historic Preservation Commission member and Chair of the Historic House Committee.
Dear Editor:
The Town of Saugerties Historic Preservation Commission’s fourth Historic House Tour focusing on Flatbush is now history; and I am pleased to report that it was an unconditional success. The final figures are not yet in, but it seems that more than 200 people visited the eight sites. All proceeds, after expenses, go back into the Town budget line for the Historic Preservation Commission and will be used to pay for other Commission projects on behalf of all Saugertesians.
Having now, for the fourth time, chaired the subcommittee that produced this event, I must say that I could not have done it without the help of my subcommittee, Renate Belville, Barry Benepe, Renata Corcoran, Rich Davis, Susan Davis, Jeanne Goldberg, Myles Putman, and Michael Sullivan Smith (ex-officio). Also this year, we had the assistance of the Town of Ulster Historian Rob Sweeney. The committee all gave generously of themselves doing the research and write-ups for the brochure’s eight historical and architectural descriptions of the eight sites, the detailed map directions and interesting annotations in the route descriptions, the practical nitty gritty stuff like selling tickets and arranging and coordinating volunteers, and a myriad of other tasks. I thank them for their “over the top” expenditure of time, energy, and effort.
This entire tour was made possible by the generous contributions of many others and while the list is long, their efforts need to be recognized.
Credit and thanks go to:
Myles Putman, MLPC/T’amam Designs for the brochure’s route layout and sidebars
Mark Smith, for the design and layout of the tour brochure
Michael Gold for his professional photographs (Michael Gold/The Corporate Image (www.mgphotoman.com)
Nancy Campbell and Rob Sweeney their drawing and photographs of the houses
Karl Lezette of Lezette Express Inc. for his generous provision of the courtesy van
Arzi McKeown, who built and maintains the website (www:HistoricHouseTour.com)
QuickChek Station (Rt. 32 and Rt. 9W) for allowing and facilitating the use of their grounds as the beginning of the tour
Smith’s Hardware and the Hudson Valley Dessert Company, whose owners graciously allowed their staff to act as facilitators for our advance ticket purchasers
Town of Saugerties Police, with Sgt. Don Tucker as interface
Everyone at both the Saugerties and Ulster Town Hall and their Highway Departments for support and help
Appreciation is extended to: the representatives from the Society for the Preservation of Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture; Audrey Klinkenberg, Town Historian; Anna Serravallo, and her son Dr. Vincent Serravallo, who shared information about the brickyards; and the 1st Ulster County Militia with their encampment at Rider Park.
Because the Volunteers are so critical to the success of the tour day, I extend to all of them a huge measure of gratitude. They were eager and willing to share with the tour participants the excitement of each of the historic sites in addition to carrying out important tasks like coordinating traffic with walkie-talkies, supervising van transport and taking care of other logistics.
And finally, special thanks go to: the Flatbush Reformed Church and the six historic house owners who graciously allowed and welcomed “the public” to visit.
We have now begun thinking about the fifth annual Historic House tour in 2013. Stay tuned for how the Committee fine-tunes that event!
Sincerely,
Susan Puretz, Town of Saugerties Historic Preservation Commission member and Chair of the Historic House Committee.
