The Fascinating History of a House

Yesterday, the Register-Star published online an article by John Mason that had appeared in the weekend print edition of the paper: "On the outskirts of confinement: The gatehouse and its keepers." The story is about the gatehouse at the Worth Avenue entrance to the Hudson Correctional Facility and is based on the memories of Suzanne Tenerowicz and Peter Mullins, whose grandparents both worked at the Girls Training School and lived with their children in the gatehouse. Among the interesting information revealed in the article is the fact that there was a maternity hospital at the Girls Training School, suggesting that many of the girls may have been sent there because they were pregnant out of wedlock. Even more interesting, for those interested in the Dr. Oliver Bronson House, is this photograph of the house which accompanies the article.

The last private owners of the Bronson House were Elizabeth and Matilda McIntyre, who occupied the house from 1883 to 1917. The handwritten caption beneath the picture suggests that Hudson's only National Historic Landmark was once put to use as the maternity hospital for the Girls Training School: "McIntyre House--which is to be remodeled into a maternity home."
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