Architecture

First National Bank Building in Cooperstown

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Detail of Victorian Romanesque architecture in Cooperstown

As I was walking down Main Street in Cooperstown on my Memorial Day weekend visit, I noticed these gorgeous details on a building there. It’s marked as the First National Bank Building, but is currently being used as the home for a number of smaller and different businesses, including the Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum … Read more

History and art after a weekend in Cooperstown

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The Oliver Corey House in Cooperstown

I enjoyed a visit to Cooperstown over the Memorial Day weekend, and stayed in a B&B called The Menagerie at the Corey House (now closed, unfortunately). For the sake of disclosure, it was owned by long-time friends of mine, but I wanted to write a bit about my own curiosity for a better understanding of … Read more