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On Thursday around 5:12 a.m., the City of Poughkeepsie 911 received calls reporting the house at 27 South Clinton Street was on fire. Two occupants inside were able to escape without injury, police say.
However, the historic house, which was built in 1870 and has been known in Poughkeepsie as the Halloween House, was destroyed in the horrific blaze. William Quintard boarded at the Northern Hotel before he achieved success as a jeweler in Poughkeepsie. In 1870 he built his Carpenter Gothic house at 27 South Clinton Street, a new architectural jewel in this neighborhood. In 1891 he added a two story addition, the City of Poughkeepsie Historic District & Landmarks Preservation Commission wrote on Facebook. As of late this stately residence at the intersection of South Clinton Street and Church Street was often referred to as the Halloween House. However, let history remember that for over 150 years this building commanded a signif
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission officially agreed to “calendar” the 12-story building at 70 Fifth Ave., which is the first step in designating the property for historic status, the agency said.
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The buildings concentrated between Third Ave. and Fifth Ave. north of E. 10th St. all hosted major players in the early Civil Rights movement, as Black musicians and writers mingled with political activists pushing for equality.