"...let us realize that
these dwellings, built by the hands
of the the men who laid the very foundations of
our commonwealth are, in fact, human documents
of the greatest value and the utmost significance.
They must not be destroyed, for they form
a vital and irreplaceable link with a vanished past
and a people whose part in the upbuilding of our nation
merits our humble and reverent admiration."
J. Frederick Kelly, 1935
"the greatest side of art is
the art of daily life
which historical buildings represent...
What romance means is the
capacity for a true conception of history...
for making the past part of the present"
---William Morris

Broad and
Bright at Philpsburg Manor, Tarrytown, New York
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