A gorgeously goth home in St. Francis Wood for $2.475 million
Medieval Times fans, rejoice! A new St. Francis Wood listing can have you partying like it’s 1599 in no time. The three-bedroom, two-bath gothic Tudor-style home was built in 1926, when the 15th- and...
View ArticleArchitexture: Gothic Revival
Yesterday’s monthly installment of our architecture series was about the Gothic Revival style. It’s a sneaky one, I went into it thinking homes built in the style were rare in the Capital Region, but...
View ArticleLandmark or eyesore?
I’ve been following with interest the debate over the future of the Orange County Government Center, a building in Goshen where county government was once located. It is a highly unusual building in...
View ArticleDilapidated Mission duplex sells more than 100% over asking
When 3658-3660 18th Street came to market in April, we knew that buyers would overlook the bright green carpeting, the funky paint colors and the complete gut job needed in the kitchens and bathrooms....
View ArticleUnusual, unique and one-of-a-kind
Every so often you see a house that defies description, sometimes because it has architectural elements from a variety of styles, sometimes because it’s just so darn odd. These houses are usually...
View ArticleUrbanism and the underground topic at RPI Saturday
We take the ground for granted, but what if we rarely made contact with it? In Hong Kong, pedestrians rarely set foot on the ground. They walk along raised platforms while motor vehicle traffic travels...
View ArticleArchitexture: Italianate
The latest installment in my Architexture series ran yesterday. This month’s subject was Italianate style. They are mostly squarish, often with a tower and always with elaborate brackets at the eaves....
View ArticleMail-order barn at Indian Ladder Farms
A while back I wrote about Sears houses, a housing trend in the early 20th century. People picked out a style they liked in a catalog and Sears shipped the house, broken down into pieces, by rail. The...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: Converted schoolhouse in Lake George
This week’s house is a former schoolhouse, complete with a bell tower and a bell. Built in the 1850s, the house is 1,924 square feet, thanks to a wooden extension off the back of the original stone...
View ArticleHouse of the Week: A-frame in Saratoga
Listing here. Photos here. This week’s house is an A-frame along Route 29 in the town of Saratoga (Saratoga Springs address). The main living room is fronted by the floor-to-ceiling windows that...
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