517-519 Washington Street, Hudson, NY 12534

This picturesque Hudson home is one of the finest examples of French second-empire style, in a city known as "a dictionary of American architecture.'' It features a prominent mansard tower with bullseye (oeil-de-boeuf) dormer windows and tall arched paired windows. At the second-floor level, the curved mansard slate roof is pierced by ornate crowned dormer windows. Decorative brackets adorn the main cornice, bay window, and elaborate front porch. Enter this handsome house from the porch through ornate double doors to the spectacular curved black walnut staircase in the soaring entrance hall with 12-foot ceilings matching the height of all the first-floor rooms. Hall doorway on the right leads to a double parlor with fireplace and tall windows. The front parlor joins the rear parlor through a large opening and another wide opening joins the rear parlor to the dining room and its sunny bay window. Adjacent to the dining room, at the back of the house, is a spacious kitchen with floor to … read more …