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The Cornelius H. Evans House (before a roof renovation), one of several architectural marvels scattered throughout Hudson.
(Photo: Paul Lowry, via Flickr) |
The picturesque shops of Warren Street get all the attention, but Scott Neven, owner of the Neven & Neven Moderne furniture store (worth a visit for its eye-popping collection of mint-condition vintage pieces), says some of the downtown area’s gems are architectural marvels dating to the early 1800s, hidden in plain sight. His top pick is the Cornelius H. Evans House (414–416 Warren St.), an 1861 brick Second Empire residence built by a local brewer who became the mayor. 116 Warren Street is the former Bank of Hudson, “a killer example” of the Federal style, dating back to 1809. And there are equally beautiful places off Warren: Neven points to 317 Allen Street as the most unique building in Hudson, built in 1906 in a Dutch-Jacobean style; and Willard Place, which has the best collection of Hudson mansions, mostly built between 1870 and 1900 in the Second Empire–style.