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Brothers and sisters
The reason the house is standing taller and the roof planes are cutting cleaner is that there have been a lot of structural repairs underneath the hood. Where possible, Jesse and his team have tried...
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Look out below!
Flooring patches in the NE Parlor Up until early September, you had to be very careful in this room. One false step and you would end up in the basement. But thanks to the efforts of Jesse Tuttle...
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Heritage Weekend 2012
Image courtesy of Michael Fredericks On the weekend of May 19-20, Historic Hudson participated in NY Heritage weekend http://www.heritageweekend.org Guided tours of the Dr. Oliver Bronson House were...
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Dr. Oliver Bronson House Stars in a New Movie
We have been keeping a lid on it (to respect the confidentiality of our partners), but now we can talk about it. Last November, Universal Pictures filmed a portion of the Bourne Legacy (the latest in...
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No more plywood
In the Bourne Legacy movie (www.thebournelegacy.com), this wall is covered in plywood. But soon after the Universal crew left in early November, Jesse Tuttle and company finished the reinstallation of...
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Anthropologie Photo Shoot
Source: Anthropologie September 2012 catalog File this post under more stuff we have been keeping a lid on… Back at the end of June, über-hip clothing and housewares retailer Anthropologie shot a...
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Phase II Ramps Up
What with all the posts about movies and photos shots you are probably thinking we are not doing any work around here. But rest assured, we have been working hard on planning the next phase of the...
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Digging in the Dirt – Part I
At the end of August, Matt Kirk (pictured above) led a team from Hartgen Archeology (www.hartgen.com ) on a four-day landscape/architectural investigation on the south side of the house. Following...
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Archeological Discoveries: Cobblestone Paving
Section of original cobble drive discovered by the Hartgen team. Image: Peter Watson So, after the long period of suspense (and silence from this blog writer), you are probably asking yourself what...
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Archeological Discoveries: Marble Curbing
White marble curbing found beneath the concrete slab. Image: Peter Watson Detail of marble curb stones. Image: Peter Watson On the third day of the dig, the archeologists found a small section of white...
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