Walstein Childs House
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| Location |
Hidden from public view on the
western edge of Wallkill Correctional Facility
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| Owners | |
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* Mulford family * Walstein Childs * Childs family * Orma O. Healy * Edwin and Virginia Abrahamsen * BernardBernhard and Ema Thieben * Dr. Wallace Karutz * Lee Titus * Wall Correctional Facilty
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* 1763 carved into a
slender horizontal stone on the front facade. * 1876 a year after Marriage to Margaret Hasbrouck * - 1946 * 1946 - 1950 * 1950 - * ?? * ?? * 2000 |
| Names mentioned |
* Kris Pedersen - Chair of the
Planning Board * Tract of land conveyed to David Mulford in 1776 by Charles Clinton the brother of Governor Clinton |
| Other Structures |
* Barn and several sheds |
| Other Information
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* A number
of surviving features date from the original construction of the house:
the wide rough-hewn floor boards,
deep window sills, the staircase,
the fireplace surround and historic iron fire back, a Dutch door with
original hardware, and a chimney made from Wallkill River
mud bricks. The building itself is constructed of fine Dutch stone
masonry, with later repairs made in an Italian masonry style.
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