Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance
Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance
Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance (CVPA) works to restore and find sustainable uses for the Vaux-designed Hoyt House and landscape at The Point in Staatsburg, NY, as well as the site’s gentleman’s farm and excellent early 20th-century barn complex. We also work to expand awareness of the watershed role played by Vaux in American architecture and landscape design and to make The Point a place where his work may be experienced and enjoyed. A 501 (c )(3) nonprofit organization, CVPA serves the Mid-Hudson economy by developing sustainable uses for The Point’s many structures, drawing visitors to Mills Norrie State Park and creating greater appreciation for the many exciting Vaux resources throughout the region.
CVPA is currently repairing the entrance bridge to The Point over the railroad tracks in Staatsburg hamlet, which will not only restore a popular hiking trail into Mills Norrie State Park and to the Hudson River but also revitalize the historic main approach to the estate as Vaux intended. We are also addressing immediate stabilization needs at the Hoyt house, including the repair of open holes into the basement, roof issues and strengthening of a failing exterior wall.
The Hoyt House in Staatsburg, NY when built in 1855. Image courtesy of the Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance.
The West Porch of the Hoyt House. Image courtesy of the Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance.
The 5-bay garage from the gentleman’s farm and early 20th-century barn complex (none of which was designed by Vaux) adjacent to the Hoyt House landscape. Image courtesy of the Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance.
The carriage barn from the gentleman’s farm and early 20th-century barn complex (not designed by Vaux) adjacent to the Hoyt House landscape. Image courtesy of the Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance.
Hoyt House, designed by Calvert Vaux, today. Image courtesy of the Calvert Vaux Preservation Alliance.