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Public hearing opens on nomination of 10 South Clinton Street as Poughkeepsie local landmark
Summary
Speakers at a March 18 public hearing urged the Poughkeepsie Common Council to designate 10 South Clinton Street a local historic landmark, citing architectural integrity and local industrial history; the council closed public comment without voting on designation.
The Poughkeepsie Common Council opened a public hearing March 18 on the nomination of 10 South Clinton Street for designation as a local historic landmark, hearing several residents and historians urge approval and then closing public comment without taking a final vote.
Supporters told the council the house at 10 South Clinton is architecturally intact and historically tied to early local builders. “I own the property at 10 South … I’ve been there for 50 years,” said Judy Green, the property owner, who described the house as a “beautiful structure” with “double brick walls with horsehair lathing and 2 inches of plaster, ornate … moldings.”
Preservation advocates said the building reflects a broader local history of 19th-century craftsmen and small manufacturers. A…
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