William E. Warren House
Building Name:
William E. Warren House
Architect:
Vaux, Calvert (1824-1895)
Date:
1853-1855
Address:
196 Montgomery Street Newburgh, NY
Current Use:
Residential
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Notes:
In form and ornamentation, this house presents a clear precedent of the Stick Style. Vaux included the plan for this house in his publication, Villages and Cottages, 1857. Vaux would later design many homes in the Stick Style. This house, overlooking the Hudson River, is in beautifully restored condition.
Bibliography:
Alex, William. Calvert Vaux, Architect & Planner. New York: Ink, Inc., 1994.
Kowsky, Francis R. Country, Park and City: The Architecture of Calvert Vaux. New York: OxfordUniversity Press, 1998.
Vaux, Calvert. Villas and Cottages. A Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857.
Photo Source:
Bruce Barnes, July 2004
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