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Myriad Manhattan Residences of the Vanderbilt Cousins Part 2: The Children of William K. Vanderbilt and Florence Vanderbilt Twombly
Sep 13

Sep 13 Myriad Manhattan Residences of the Vanderbilt Cousins Part 2: The Children of William K. Vanderbilt and Florence Vanderbilt Twombly

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
Living like a Vanderbilt for a Day at Shelburne Farms:  A Case for Adaptive Re-use
Aug 5

Aug 5 Living like a Vanderbilt for a Day at Shelburne Farms: A Case for Adaptive Re-use

Conrad Hanson
History, Architecture History, Architecture, Travel

spending a night at the former summer home of William Seward and Eliza Vanderbilt Webb on the shores of Lake Champlain just might provide an individual the closest opportunity to experience what it was like to live like a Vanderbilt (or more accurately, one of their guests) for a day

 

Historic Houses from Hamilton
May 26

May 26 Historic Houses from Hamilton

Conrad Hanson
History, Architecture, Travel
The Woods Road Estates: A Primer
May 9

May 9 The Woods Road Estates: A Primer

Conrad Hanson
History, Architecture, Travel
Rockledge, Rhinebeck’s Gilded Age Enigma
Apr 9

Apr 9 Rockledge, Rhinebeck’s Gilded Age Enigma

Conrad Hanson
History, Architecture
You Might Be Surprised To Know How Much of Cooperstown Was Built on a Dime (Novel, that is): The Legacy of E F Beadle
Feb 7

Feb 7 You Might Be Surprised To Know How Much of Cooperstown Was Built on a Dime (Novel, that is): The Legacy of E F Beadle

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
A Couple of Cooperstown House Histories
Sep 19

Sep 19 A Couple of Cooperstown House Histories

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History, Travel
The Tales They Tell Part 4 - Staatsburgh: A Palace for a Pretender to the Throne
Jun 4

Jun 4 The Tales They Tell Part 4 - Staatsburgh: A Palace for a Pretender to the Throne

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
The Tales They Tell Part 3, Wilderstein: Genteel Poverty and Intermittent Fertility Provide for Perfect Preservation
Apr 30

Apr 30 The Tales They Tell Part 3, Wilderstein: Genteel Poverty and Intermittent Fertility Provide for Perfect Preservation

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
The Tales they Tell Part II - Montgomery Place: A Classical Confection
Apr 16

Apr 16 The Tales they Tell Part II - Montgomery Place: A Classical Confection

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
The Tales They Tell, Part 1: Clermont, From Colonial to Queen Anne and Back to Colonial Again
Apr 11

Apr 11 The Tales They Tell, Part 1: Clermont, From Colonial to Queen Anne and Back to Colonial Again

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
Homes on the Hill in Macon, Where Pittypat Refugeed
Mar 8

Mar 8 Homes on the Hill in Macon, Where Pittypat Refugeed

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History, Travel
The Myriad Manhattan Residences of the Vanderbilt Cousins Part One: The Children of Cornelius Vanderbilt and Margaret Vanderbilt Shephard
Jan 19

Jan 19 The Myriad Manhattan Residences of the Vanderbilt Cousins Part One: The Children of Cornelius Vanderbilt and Margaret Vanderbilt Shephard

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
Self-Treating Height Vertigo (AKA Painting my Soffits)
Jan 2

Jan 2 Self-Treating Height Vertigo (AKA Painting my Soffits)

Conrad Hanson
Home repair, Humor
Upstate Italianate
Oct 10

Oct 10 Upstate Italianate

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
BEAUX ARCHITECTS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY:  HOPPIN AND KOEN AROUND THE CORNER
Apr 11

Apr 11 BEAUX ARCHITECTS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: HOPPIN AND KOEN AROUND THE CORNER

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
Mid-(19th)Century Modernizations to Earlier Homes in Middleburgh, NY
Mar 10

Mar 10 Mid-(19th)Century Modernizations to Earlier Homes in Middleburgh, NY

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History, Travel
Downsizing, Vanderbilt Style.     Part Two: A Couple of In-laws
Feb 13

Feb 13 Downsizing, Vanderbilt Style. Part Two: A Couple of In-laws

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History
Downsizing, Vanderbilt Style     Part One: The Story of Four Sisters.
Dec 29

Dec 29 Downsizing, Vanderbilt Style Part One: The Story of Four Sisters.

Conrad Hanson
Architecture, History

Dec 23
Dec 23 Brothers and Sisters: The New York City Homes of William Henry Vanderbilt’s Eight Fortunate Children

Conrad Hanson
Architecture
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