Historic Hudson opens the grounds of the Bronson Estate for public visitation from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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| Photo: Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects |
Come and enjoy a beautiful fall day in a spectacular landscape. Wear a mask (it's required) and enter on Worth Avenue.
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ReplyDeleteI wasn't able to attend this event, but I'm very excited about establishing a public-access park. Please let me know what individuals like me can do to help create the park. Let's capitalize on the momentum of today's public visitation event.
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone at Historic Hudson for putting this on. Recreation is an important part of building good quality of life for individuals and communities. It's a beautiful setting and a potentially wonderful asset for our community.
ReplyDeleteI was delighted to find that the ravine below the east carriage drive is filled with Tulip Trees (Liriodendron tulipifera), a number of them 75 feet in height. Some tremendous oaks as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the current status of efforts to create a public-access park? Are they dead in the water? I wish someone would create a Facebook group that could serve as a repository of information and a forum for discussion about the proposal. We could use a "Friends of Bronson Park" akin to the "Friends of Seventh Street Park." If I had access to information, I'd contact elected officials and write an article for the Register Star.
ReplyDeleteHistoric Hudson has been working toward this goal for twenty-two years. The current status was reported in my post on October 17: https://gossipsofrivertown.blogspot.com/2020/10/seize-opportunity-next-sunday.html. The Sunday event was the beginning of a new chapter. A "Friends of Bronson Park" is not needed. Historic Hudson already exists. If you want to help, please join us. historichudson.org
DeleteThis information, which appeared on map that was distributed on Sunday, may be helpful for understanding the process and where things now stand:
DeleteHistoric Hudson has been advocating for this Park since June 1997. We stopped industrial development on the site in June 1998. We secured the National Historic Landmark designation of the core 55 acres in July 2003. We secured a lease on the main house and 1.223 acres in 2008. The house had been boarded up and abandoned for 38 years. In 2010, we adopted a ten-year conservation and stabilization plan. The final phase of that plan is funded and underway with a $478,500 Environmental Protection Fund matching grant from New York State. With the main house secure, we are now able to negotiate the future of a Public Access Park, with the cooperation of New York State.
Historic Hudson, with the funding from our members, has hired Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects to produce the next planning document required by New York State for the proposed Bronson Park.
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