Rescue Me

I know that this house has seen better days and perhaps might be too late to actually rescue it. However something needs to be done with the property so that the New York Times could have one less derelict building to photograph next time they come to town.

Newburgh is New York State’s second largest historic district after NYC. Newburgh literally has hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings just begging for someone to come scoop them up and restore them. I’ll continue to post my own photos, but if you have a particular building you would like to see saved, email me the photo of any building you appreciate that you would like to see rescued!

©Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times

This week’s Rescue Me post brings us to S. Lander and Spring Street. This building looks like it was once a store on the 1st floor. You can tell by the pole. It also looks like the building also has suffered a fire. Eventually when Newburgh comes back full swing, there will be lots of little shops that once used to exist in the many different neighborhoods of Newburgh. 35 Spring St Newburgh NY Google Map

Newburgh is New York State’s second largest historic district after NYC. Newburgh literally has hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings just begging for someone to come scoop them up and restore them. I’ll continue to post my own photos, but if you have a particular building you would like to see saved, email me the photo of any building you appreciate that you would like to see rescued!

I remember taking this picture somewhere in the Heights section of Newburgh…I think. Feel free to provide more details of this property if you know any. One day when the exterior is fixed (cornice, entryway, porch and siding), this home is going to be gorgeous.

Newburgh is New York State’s second largest historic district after NYC. Newburgh literally has hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings just begging for someone to come scoop them up and restore them. I’ll continue to post my own photos, but if you have a particular building you would like to see saved, email me the photo of any building you appreciate that you would like to see rescued!

Here is a sad cute little house on Washington Street between S. Johnson and Clark Street that needs rescuing. A new white picket fence, and updated historically accurate siding would really change this property. It’s so sad now. There is also an empty lot to the left, so maybe a driveway could be possible??

Newburgh is New York State’s second largest historic district after NYC. Newburgh literally has hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings just begging for someone to come scoop them up and restore them. I’ll continue to post my own photos, but if you have a particular building you would like to see saved, email me the photo of any building you appreciate that you would like to see rescued!

Here’s another house that needs rescuing. I don’t recall the street I took this photo on, it might have been Dubois. It looks like it is a 2 family residence, and you can tell that a porch was removed. There’s a sign on the building for Primo Contracting. I’m not sure if they are going to work on the building, or just advertising themselves. But, a restored porch, cleaned brick, and a few planters would make a worlds difference to the exterior. You might even be able to find pictures at the library to find out what the building originally looked like.

Newburgh is New York State’s second largest historic district after NYC. Newburgh literally has hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings just begging for someone to come scoop them up and restore them. I’ll continue to post my own photos, but if you have a particular building you would like to see saved, email me the photo of any building you appreciate that you would like to see rescued!

This building at 68 Campbell Street needs rescuing! It’s a multi-family building. It looks like maybe 5 or more apartments could fit in there. Imagine a restored cornice, a new staircase, cleaned brick, and some nice planters or window boxes all around. Since it’s a corner property it would bring curb appeal to two streets.

Newburgh is New York State’s second largest historic district after NYC. Newburgh literally has hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings just begging for someone to come scoop them up and restore them. I’ll continue to post my own photos, but if you have a particular building you would like to see saved, email me the photo of any building you appreciate that you would like to see rescued!