Jennings Cottage

Jennings Cottage. c. 1899. , Original Owner: Walter Jennings, The only cottage built on the east shore of the Hudson, the cottage was accessed by a footbridge across the river, the abutments are still visible on the river banks. Later Club Era occupants were Marshall Geer, and Bayard Rives., Historical information is from "Documentation Report: Upper Works, Adirondack Iron and Steel Company, Newcomb, Essex County, New York,” by Wesley Haynes., bottom inset , This site has been occupied by structures serving different purposes since an iron mining operation started in the early 1800s. Most recently, the buildings housed workers from the titanium mine just to the south. The miners' residences were remodeled camps built by Tahawus Club members between the late 1890s and the 1930s. The buildings were abandoned in the early 1960s and have deteriorated or been removed since then. This artist's rendering shows what the buildings might have looked like when last occupied. 'Ghosted' images are the durable stone, concrete, and brick elements that remain following deterioration or demolition, shown as they were situated in the original building. . This historical marker was erected by Open Space Institute. It is in Tahawus in Essex County New York