Fitch Bluestone Company Office
Fitch Bluestone Company Office | |
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| Location | 532-574 Abeel Street, Kingston NY |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′36″N 74°00′09″W / 41.9099219°N 74.0023822°W |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | J. A. Wood. |
| Architectural style | Bluestone |
| Website | https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/16000256.htm |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000256 |
| Added to NRHP | 5/16/2016 |
Fitch Bluestone Company Office is a historic office building located in Kingston, New York. Built for Ezra Fitch and Company in 1870, it is remarkable for the heavy use of bluestone in its architecture, as well as its involvement in Ulster County's bluestone industry in the mid to late 19th century.
Building
[edit]The Fitch Company office contains two stories built atop a stone foundation. Its walls make heavy use of bluestone. The building is further adorned with assorted styles of windows and other accents.
History
[edit]Ezra Fitch and Company was born when Ezra Fitch rose to the head of his family's shipping company, Fitch and Reed. Under his control, the company pivoted to handling bluestone, subsequently flourished in this new industry, and before long employed over a thousand personnel. It was in the course of this growth that the Fitch Bluestone Company Office was built. The large growth of the company was also instrumental in developing the Village of Wilbur. [1]
See also
[edit]- Kingston, New York, the city into which the Village of Wilbur was incorporated.
References
[edit]- ^ Pierpont, Ruth. "Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 18 December 2017.