Please donate and assist in CVPA’s mission to restore and re-purpose The Point!
Why are we appealing for your help?
CVPA has received a $50,000 grant from State Senator Michelle Hinchey for urgent stabilization work on the 1855 Hoyt house at The Point, and the work is underway. However, we anticipate that final costs may run to $75,000 or more.
Click here to read CVPA board member Peter Sweeny’s Stabilization Report.
Hoyt Carriageway Bridge Update
CVPA is repairing the bridge over the railroad tracks, which will reopen Vaux’s historic entrance route into The Point, as well as restore a hugely popular hiking trail into Mills Norrie State Park and to the river. The first 2 phases, tree removal and concrete repair, are complete, and we are standing by to replace the wood decking and side fencing. Negotiations with CSX Transport, the owner of the railroad tracks underneath the bridge, are in progress; the issue to be resolved is their insistence that CVPA assume "ownership" of the bridge.The last phase will be shoring up of the east and west piers with steel beams.
What About the Hoyt Residence and Barns?
We continue to research repurposing for this unique site. Concepts include a Calvert Vaux Institute, a Hudson Valley Architecture Study Center, and a preservation trades campus to teach skills related to restoring or rehabilitating regional structures in need of work. There is palpable enthusiasm for this last idea.
We are preparing public presentations on the brick Carriage House and 5-Bay Garage, to raise awareness and attract interest in possible interim commercial or artistic uses.