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It has been a busy summer and fall at 13 River Street, through one of the strangest years on record.  By July of 2020, much of the later sections and additions to the original c.1810 structure was dismantled – not with an excavator as we typically see of demolitions in the cities – but by...Read More

One of the biggest challenges in this house project is the fact that our house practically shares a wall with our neighbor.  Like many urban “townhouse” constructions we inherited a handful of the challenges that come from having a zero side yard setback from our neighbor. We’ve referred to this house at 15 River Street...Read More

While the interesting history of the house had its appeal, the purchase was all about location. The house sits overlooking the start of the Susquehanna River.   As fate would have it, a burst pipe and thousands of gallons of water one cold spring day in 2006, caused the need to strip much of the...Read More

After nine and a half years of ownership and planning, we started the rehabilitation of a property that we understand to date from the 1810s. The building at 13 River Street in the historic Village of Cooperstown, was originally constructed as an addition to the c.1790s Federal-style home at 15 River Street. This wood-framed one...Read More

On January 18, 2018, at approximately 4 p.m., passersby on the sidewalks of Main Street in Saranac Lake witnessed Hotel Saranac staff pulling down the paper that lined the storefront windows to reveal the bustling activity of a shopkeeper and restaurant and hotel staff all ready to welcome the community in for the first time...Read More

On January 16, 2018, the National Register of Historic Places officially designated the 1896 St. Casimir’s Catholic Church and adjacent rectory, along with its 1905 School and 1924, Convent to the nation’s official list of properties worthy of preservation. As the city’s newest historic district, it is recognized that these properties hold significant importance to...Read More