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17 April 2010
ANNUAL DINNER
MOUNTAINVILLE MANOR
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The Gogarty Barns Video Tour
Two Old Barns to be Moved, Rebuilt
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The
second barn is tucked behind the first one |
Aug
09, 2007
Two old barns, both about 100
years old, will be moved from their present location on
Hudson Street and rebuilt on the property of a Cornwall
resident in order to save them from being torn down.
The barns sit on the property being developed into
residential and commercial spaces by Burns and Whalen
Contractors. Formerly the site of the
village of Cornwall-on-Hudson’s department of public works,
the barns were used for many years to store
equipment.
Doug Cooper, of the Cornwall Historical Society, has been
working with Burns and Whalen to survey the barns and plan
the move. Cooper, who earlier dismantled and rebuilt a barn
that had stood near Munger Cottage, says that he believes in
the importance of preserving historic buildings throughout
the town.
“We are not restoring them,” Cooper notes, “we are
preserving them and they are very useful structures.”
Fellow historical society member Jay Ziegler has videotaped
both structures inside and out as a record of how the barns
now look. Cooper has photographed and measured the interiors
of the barns. The dismantling will take place once the
development plans for the property have been approved.
Cooper says that the barn closest to Hudson Street was built
as a blacksmith shop around 1905. He says there is evidence
that the second barn was once used for light manufacturing.
The cost of moving the barns will be carried by the
individual who has agreed to rebuild them on his property.
The unidentified individual will pay to prepare the new site
and to move the pieces.
Cooper says that Burns and Whalen has been very cooperative
with the historical society and notes that the developers
could have done what many people do – knock down old
buildings and cart the pieces away in a dumpster. These two
barns look to have a longer lifespan thanks to the team
effort organized by Cooper.
Photos (above right) of the barns were taken by Phil Hopp.
Click on any image for a larger view.
To see
the article and photos visit
http://www.cornwall-on-hudson.com/news.cfm?tbl=22&id=1813&days=7
Cornwall’s Junior Historians’ Group
We now have a new group in town.
The junior historians have enjoyed learning about weather, and
making kites, the history of baseball and making baseball themed
bookmarks and will in May, learn about the monument and Victory
Gardens. We meet the first Monday of each month at the Cornwall
Library at 4:00 pm. All are welcome.
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