The Story of Historic Hoffman Street, Elmira, NY

     A long long time ago. Long before architecture "was a" (more on that later) some-time humble creek. Lazy or rumbling its way to the Chemung River.

Hoffman Street today!

" The Story of Historic Hoffman Street, Elmira, NY" to be continued . . .

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Valentines day

TOUR    FLOWERS    LUNCH

ENJOY a private guided tour of 

Victorian homes and churches.

Flowers and  Lunch!

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$12. per person plus gratuity.*

TOUR TIME 11AM to 1PM

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*Price not including flowers and lunch.

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Elmira's Painted Lady B & B

 Christmas at Elmira's Painted Lady B & B

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Lunch at Soup's on CAFE'

 

The Victoiran Porch

The home porch serves from a humble to grand comfort. The Victorian Era porch served as one social and comfort status. The "porch" to the common man afford the same creature comforts as equals. However the "well to do" afford the additional size and elegance.

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The Victorian Porch was meant to "view and be viewed".

The porches of the Arthur Clinton House, Elmira NY, Historic Near Westside Neighborhood.

The Victorian Porch can offer a grand view from a grand porch. The ball room is off of the ocular third floor porch. circa 1865

Near Westside Neighborhood Snow

Some photos of the back streets of the historic Near Westside Neighborhood in Elmira, NY.

 These homes are located on W. Gray Street. West Gray is located between Prominent Church Street and Prominent Water Street.

 West Gray Street runs East from the 1831 court house, West to Wall Street. Judge Gray's estate stood at the end of Gray to the West. The home is still there but has houses and a neighborhood also now.

Gray St is a heavy multi-unit neighborhood and street. The East end is not without problems to say the least.

Pillar restoration. The excavation!

Step two up next. Priming inside and bottom. Exploration on top of each one today.

Fall is at its peak this week. Chemung County New York State Finger Lakes Region

Come for a tour. Stay for a visit. Always an adventure. Elmira, NY

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Painting an old home circa 1858. Painted in oil. This home is primed with an oil base primer "Alkyd". This primmer stabilizes and allows finish paint to be latex. If the previous oil paint is not neutralized the latex will NOT stick.

Scrape, wash (by hand with dish soap the best), check scraping after wash. Prime and calk as needed (best to put primer over calk) Also extra wear and tear and heavy pealing may be double and or triple coated.

Lattice work circa 1858.