FALL 2014
SPRUCING UP THE SADDLEMIRE HOMESTEAD
SPRUCING UP THE SADDLEMIRE HOMESTEAD
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SPRUCING UP
Thanks to our friends at the Town of Knox, the dead tree is gone and the Saddlemire Homestead is getting painted. Trustee Dan Driscoll reports that the painters scraped 250-300 pounds of old paint off the building. |
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October 14, 2014
Melissa Hale Spencer, Editor
Altamont Enterprise
To the Editor:
Have you driven by the Saddlemire Homestead on Route 156 in Knox lately? The overgrown shrubbery and dead tree have been removed. The house’s peeling patches are gone, and its new coat of white paint dazzles in the autumn sunlight.
The Town of Knox maintains the Homestead, which houses Knox Historical Society’s collection. The Society sincerely thanks Mike Hammond, Supervisor, and the Town Board for undertaking this project to improve and protect the building.
Lou Saddlemire recently spoke to the Society about the history of the house, which was built in 1885 by William J. Crary. The house originally had a hip roof, and the land out back was a working farm. On June 27, 1885, the Knowersville Enterprise noted: “William Crary has his house raised and when completed will be quite an ornament to the village.” Austin Saddlemire Sr. bought the house in 1915, and the Town acquired the property in the 1970s.
Knox Historical Society’s new website details the chronology of the Homestead. It also features a virtual room-by-room tour of the collection. The “Publications” section has information on ordering the 2014 re-issue of the Knox Sesquicentennial history book. We invite readers to learn more about our projects at http://www.knoxhistoricalsociety.org/
The Historical Society will not meet on Election Day in November. On December 2, we’ll host our annual holiday party at 7:00 at the Town Hall. All are invited to help us celebrate a very successful year and meet visitors from other historical societies.
Sincerely,
Jane B. McLean
Vice-president, Knox Historical Society
Melissa Hale Spencer, Editor
Altamont Enterprise
To the Editor:
Have you driven by the Saddlemire Homestead on Route 156 in Knox lately? The overgrown shrubbery and dead tree have been removed. The house’s peeling patches are gone, and its new coat of white paint dazzles in the autumn sunlight.
The Town of Knox maintains the Homestead, which houses Knox Historical Society’s collection. The Society sincerely thanks Mike Hammond, Supervisor, and the Town Board for undertaking this project to improve and protect the building.
Lou Saddlemire recently spoke to the Society about the history of the house, which was built in 1885 by William J. Crary. The house originally had a hip roof, and the land out back was a working farm. On June 27, 1885, the Knowersville Enterprise noted: “William Crary has his house raised and when completed will be quite an ornament to the village.” Austin Saddlemire Sr. bought the house in 1915, and the Town acquired the property in the 1970s.
Knox Historical Society’s new website details the chronology of the Homestead. It also features a virtual room-by-room tour of the collection. The “Publications” section has information on ordering the 2014 re-issue of the Knox Sesquicentennial history book. We invite readers to learn more about our projects at http://www.knoxhistoricalsociety.org/
The Historical Society will not meet on Election Day in November. On December 2, we’ll host our annual holiday party at 7:00 at the Town Hall. All are invited to help us celebrate a very successful year and meet visitors from other historical societies.
Sincerely,
Jane B. McLean
Vice-president, Knox Historical Society