Locust Grove
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Locust Grove
Poughkeepsie, New York
Scope
Locust Grove, the Samuel F.B. Morse homestead, occupies seventy-six acres within the larger Young-Morse Historic Site. It is one of the foremost examples of mid-19th-century landscape design in the United States. The buildings and gardens together are significant examples of the Picturesque style.
The extant buildings range in date from the 1830s through 1927. Since 1976 it has been open to the public as an historic site.
JHPA, Inc. was retained by the Samuel F.B. Morse Historic House and Grounds Estate to conduct a conservation assessment and prepare an Historic Structure Report for the various outbuildings at Locust Grove. These outbuildings include the Barn, Carriage House, Greenery, Potting Shed, Tool Shed, Ice House, Privy, and Pony Shed. The report included recommendations for remedial intervention intended to guide the conservation effort of these significant historic structures. Based on the report, JHPArchitects PC prepared construction documents for the final portion of the exterior facade restoration of the Carriage House as part of a New York State Parks EPF grant.
JHPArchitects also prepared restoration documents for the reconstruction of the highly detailed rear porch of the main house that had not had major repair work performed since a 1901 renovation.