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Normandy Grange
Normandy Grange of the farm buildings, and then uphill. There are five con-
tributing properties.[1]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places The gatehouse is a three-story stucco-sided building
with a steeply-pitched jerkin roof and exposed rafters.
It has sixteen steep hipped dormer windows and three
shed-roofed porches. The chimneys have arched brick
covers on top. Garage and greenhouse wings have been
added.[1]
Behind it, to the east, is the barn, built into the slope.
It is two stories high, with a similarly steep slate gable
roof topped with a cupola and randomly-placed hipped
dormers. Inside are horse stalls and a hayloft on the up-
per level and a calf barn on the lower. A one-story stucco-
sided slate-covered gable-roofed pigeon and dove roost is
attached to the southeast.[1]
West (front) elevation of gatehouse, 2008
Further to the east, up the hill, is the combined car-
Location: Garrison, NY riage house and servants’ quarters. It is an H-shaped one-
and-a-half-story stone building. Its gabled roof has a sim-
Coordinates: 41°23′35″N 73°55′59″W / 41.39306°N
73.93306°W / 41.39306; ilar treatment as the gatehouse, with exposed rafters and
-73.93306Coordinates: 41°23′35″N stucco chimneys with arched caps. Next to it is a small
73°55′59″W / 41.39306°N 73.93306°W / building known as the Turkey House. Dick liked to play
41.39306; -73.93306 card games there, but it is not known if turkeys were ever
Area: 48 acres (19 ha)[1] actually raised in it.[1]
Built: 1905[1]
History
Architectural style: Norman
Dick had begun acquiring the property, part of the for-
Governing body: Private residence mer Gouverneur estate, as early as 1880 with the intent
MPS:
MPS: Hudson Highlands MRA of building an estate there. He named the support struc-
tures for the hilltop castle Normandy Grange, after their
NRHP Reference#: 82001250
Norman architectural style, rarely used in the U.S. Dur-
Added to NRHP: November 23, 1982 ing construction, he and his family lived in the Grange
houses themselves and found they liked them.[1]
Normandy Grange is located along NY 9D north of Garri- Later the properties were split into the two lots found
son, New York, United States. It is a Norman-style house today. Some additions were made, such as the green-
and farm complex built in the early 20th century. house and garage on the gatehouse, and one of the car-
It was intended to be the gatehouse for Evans Dick’s riage bays in that house was closed off. The property left
nearby Dick’s Castle estate, which was never completed. the Dick family but has remained private residences, with
He and his family lived there during construction of the minimal alteration since those modifications.[1]
castle, and found they liked it. In 1982 it was listed on the In 1993 the pictured "gatehouse" and contiguous
National Register of Historic Places as part of the Hudson property was purchased by S.T.B. Jablonski, a New York
Highlands Multiple Resource Area. City S.E.C. registered investment advisor; from Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Trost, through McCaffrey Realty of Cold
Properties Spring, N.Y. In 1994, it was discovered that the residence
had been infested for decades with a substantial colo-
The Grange is today on two lots: a four-acre (1.6 ha) par- nization of bats; which had not been disclosed and in-
cel with the west-facing gatehouse on Route 9D, and the tentionally hidden by the sellers and their real estate
farm buildings on the back 44 acres (18 ha). Trees screen agents, in order to accomplish sale of the property. In
most of the front of the gatehouse from the highway. A 1996 Jablonski filed suit against the sellers and their
driveway curves around through an open area past some agents, for rescission of the purchase. Although terms
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of the settlement cannot be disclosed, the property was
transferred in 2005 to the ownership of the wife of the
References
attorney who represented the real estate agents. Prior to [1] ^ Barry, Elise (April 30, 1982). "National Register of
this lawsuit, New York had been a caveat emptor (buy- Historic Places nomination, Normandy Grange".
er beware) state with respect to real estate transactions. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
The lawsuit "Jablonski versus Trost, McCaffrey, Piermari- Historic Preservation.
ni et al", has resulted in significant changes protecting http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/
buyers from fraudulent concealment by sellers and their hp_view.asp?GroupView=7240. Retrieved May 6,
agents. 2009.
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• Buildings and structures completed in 1905
• Houses in Putnam County, New York
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