In a true crime-against-architecture, Ossining’s Brandreth Pill Factory has been demolished. The 1872 factory building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of Westchester County’s most significant industrial buildings, and it was an especially handsome example of the French Second Empire style of architecture. Following a lengthy period of time during which the building was undergoing a classic case of “demolition by neglect” by its owners Plateau Associates (Peter and Nicholas Stolatis), who wished to redevelop the property, the factory building’s west facade was torn down in April 2015 without permit. The rest of the building was demolished sometime in the last two weeks. Other Brandreth buildings remain standing and in use nearby; the 1872 structure was the largest building from the complex and the only one to not be in use in the last fifteen years.
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Very interesting. Thanks Rob great post.
You’re welcome Rebecca.
What a shame!!! Gorgeous building!
Yes, it was so beautiful.
A damn shame.
Agreed. This place should have been around forever.
How ironic is it that the destroyer of this building, Nick Stolatis, is the senior director of TIAA-CREF’s Global Sustainability and Enterprise Initiatives?
Recently was walking along the shores of Otsego Lake, Cooperstown NY, and came across 2 Anchor bricks laying at the water’s edge!
It’s a shame we lose so many historic places because of greed……
Aweful to lose such a beautiful building! Absolutely stunning