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George and John R. Hunt Memorial Building

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The Hunt Memorial Building Commission, which the village set up to operate the building, installed a new roof and redid the flooring and the windows. It also found some intact furniture from the former Nevele resort just south of the village and put it in the building. Some of the utilities have been
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Despite some decline in the condition of the building, it continued to serve as one of the three anchors of the village's downtown through the middle of the twentieth century, along with the post office and the since-burned Wayside Inn. To make ends meet, the WCTU had to rent out not only the office
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The ultimate intent is to restore the building to the point where it can serve its original purpose as a mixture of private and public space, providing a spur to the revival of downtown Ellenville. It remains in sporadic use, mostly as the venue for community events, such as the annual Run Like the
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were interested in saving the building, however, and formed the Hunt Memorial Preservation Committee to raise funds and coordinate restoration efforts. The village has created a Historic Preservation Committee and taken other steps required by the state to coordinate rehabilitation efforts. Current
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business, using the public space. When the public library moved to its current quarters in 1975, the building was left without a major tenant, though over the next 15 years there was occupancy by The Ellenville News (a weekly community newspaper, for two years), TreSource and Fiber Industries
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gave the village of Ellenville a million dollars for various local projects after it was passed over by the state as a casino site following a 2014 amendment to the state constitution that allowed casinos at several state locations. Of that money, $ 100,000 was allocated to
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agency vacated an office in the rear of the building, the space was renovated for use by the Ellenville/Wawarsing Chamber of Commerce, which completed its move of its office from its previous site on Berme Road in early 2008.
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skylight that had become severely deteriorated has been repaired, but is being kept in storage for safekeeping until the main room ceiling is fully renovated. In 2005 it was listed on the
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In 2017, the village board announced it was seeking a $ 1.2 million state grant which, in conjunction with $ 150,000 already secured through
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Wind 10K race, the annual Blueberry/Huckleberry Festival, a summer series of concerts (Music in the Square), and art exhibits. After a local
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style, would serve as both rented private office space to provide the building with income, and a public community center.
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plans call for a mix of public and private funds to be used to restore the masonry and repair the roof and windows. A
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efforts in Ellenville and the decline of the regional economy made the neighborhood less vibrant.
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the Hunt Building. A little over one-third was used to shore up the main
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Ulster County, New York
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National Register of Historic Places in Ulster County, New York
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Historic district contributing properties in New York (state)
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Buildings and structures in Ulster County, New York
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

George and John R. Hunt Memorial Building is located in New York
George and John R. Hunt Memorial Building is located in the United States
Ellenville
NY
Kingston
41°43′1″N 74°23′36″W / 41.71694°N 74.39333°W / 41.71694; -74.39333
Frank E. Estabrook
Beaux Arts
04001481
Ellenville
New York
library
NY 52
the village's post office
Registered Historic Place
Wawarsing
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Frank Estabrook
Newburgh
neoclassical
function hall
Urban renewal
appliance
retailer
preservationists
stained glass

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