GLIN==> Press release: New walking guide showcases historic architecture in Lake Ontario War of 1812 community

PRESS RELEASE: April 1, 2011
Contact: Jan Maas, Sackets Harbor Historical Society President,
315-646-1708, 646-2613
Note: Jan is pronounced ³yon.²
Jpg of cover available: karalynn at gisco.net
 
New Walking Guide Showcases Historic Architecture in Lake Ontario War of
1812 Community
 
Sackets Harbor, NY ­ With sponsorship from Watertown Savings Bank, the
Sackets Harbor Historical Society has published an updated edition of its
Harbor Walk: A Guide to the History & Architecture of Sackets Harbor, NY.
The book is available from the Sackets Harbor Historical Society and at
several venues in the village that was a shipbuilding center during the War
of 1812.
 
The 44-page illustrated guide celebrates the historic architecture as seen
at homes, businesses and buildings in the waterfront village, at Madison
Barracks, and on a 17-point Town of Hounsfield Driving Tour in western
Jefferson County, NY.
 
Sackets Harbor Historical Society President Jan Maas says, ³This guidebook
interprets more than 200 years of our cultural, economic and military
history by showcasing the architectural quality of our built environment and
serves the Historical Society mission to educate the public about the unique
heritage of our community.²
 
The book¹s front cover features the Sackets Harbor Bank Building at the
corner of West Main and Broad Streets. Watertown Savings Bank operates a
branch in the building that dates to c.1836 and includes the Sackets Harbor
Historical Society. The Sackets Harbor Bank housed here in 1836 was the
county¹s second bank.
 
The book¹s back cover highlights the Union Hotel, at West Main and Ray
Streets, now owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation and housing the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery
Center. Frederick White, reputedly the wealthiest man in Jefferson County,
built the hotel in 1817-18 to take advantage of the post-War of 1812 hotel
trade. The guidebook notes that the building¹s ³well-preserved interiors are
counted among the finest of any Federal-era public buildings in New York
State.²
 
The guide includes a short history of Sackets Harbor, a guide to 13
architectural styles, a glossary of architectural terms, and a bibliography.
 
The original text was prepared by Michael D. Sullivan and updated by Sackets
Harbor Historical Society President Jan Maas. Local historians Bob and
Jeannie Brennan, Sackets Harbor State Historic Battlefield Manager Connie
Barone, the staff at the Pickering-Beach Historical Museum, Flower Memorial
Library and Olin Library at Cornell University contributed to the Harbor
Walk guide¹s development. Sackets Harbor artist Lawrence Barone provided the
new cover design and updated several maps.
 
The Northern New York Community Foundation and the Heritage Area Program of
the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
provided funding for the first edition of the guide. Sackets Harbor is a New
York State Heritage Area Community.
 
Sales benefit the Historical Society¹s interpretive projects. Call
315-646-1708 for more information. #
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