Town of Poughkeepsie Resolution
7:7-#2 of 2004
Carried 6-0
declaring the Fort Homestead Historical
and adopting the report of Peter D. Shaeffer [sic - Shaver]
New York State Department of Parks, Recreation & Historical Preservation]

RESOLUTION - 7:7-#2 of 2004 WHEREAS, the Town of Poughkeepsie Historic Preservation Commission has submitted application for a designation as a historic landmark property located on 2228 South Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, known as the Abraham Fort House and on occasion known as the Miller House, and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie has heretofore received the application, and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie has set July 7, 2004 as and for the date of a public hearing, and WHEREAS, said public hearing was held as advertised, and WHEREAS, notification to the adjacent property owners as required by statute was completed by the Town Clerk's Office, now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie does hereby declare that it is the lead agency under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and designation is at Type II Action, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie does make the following determination: Said Board does adopt the report of Peter D. Shaeffer [sic] dated May 26, 2004 which states: "Based on the information on file and current photographs of the exterior, it is the opinion of the State Historic Preservation Office that the Fort House is significant in the area of architecture as a rare surviving example of Colonial Period Architecture in Dutchess County built in 1760 or possibly earlier. The house is constructed of stone and brick. It once was common practice in the Hudson Valley Hudson. The Colonial revival modification including the dormers and the front porch typify the remodeling of ancient farm houses in the early 20th Century, a copy of which reported as being attached hereto as Exhibit A. Also attached is Exhibit B, the Town of Poughkeepsie Historical Preservation Commissions Report and attached hereto is Exhibit C. Ginsberg [sic] Development Report. The town adopts the National and State Register criteria for evaluation and has determined that the quality of significance in the American History Architecture and Culture is present in the site under consideration and does determine that the said site embodies the distinctive characteristics of a Type Period or method of construction and possesses a high artistic value or represents a significant distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction and is a link to the Hudson Valley's rich cultural past, that the house is described as follows: 1750 Colonial Style, two-story house in normal condition with one kitchen, four baths, one half bath, four bedrooms, three fireplaces, full basement, hot water steam hear with oil fuel consisting of 2,095 feet on the first story and 2,095 feet on the second story with an addition added some time in the early 20th century consistent with the practices of the farms of that era. SO MOVED: S. Krakower/T. Tancredi CARRIED: 6-0.

Fort Homestead-Late 1890's

Courtesy of Adriance Memorial Library