Kingston New York: The Architectural Guide
By Dr. William B. Rhoads

This 205-page guide to Kingston's 375 years of architecture describes and illustrates over 134 sites. The book was written by William B. Rhoads, Professor of Art History at SUNY New Paltz and reflects his 25 years of research into Kingston's buildings and their architects. Recent photographs are by James Bleecker and historic photographs include many previously unavailable to the public from the William J. O'Reilly Collection.

Organized in nine sections or "tours," Kingston New York: The Architectural Guide can be read in a comfortable chair or used on a succession of driving or walking tours of Kingston. Each tour is preceded by a map and a description of the neighborhood. Rhoads' eclectic choices of buildings range from Dutch Colonial stone buildings through Kingston's recently restored 1875 City Hall to a representative example of the neighborhood grocery store. "Lost Kingston" is also represented in a section with historic photographs of buildings that might have been saved. A final chapter is devoted to brief histories of individual architects, some with national reputations and others local to Kingston or the Hudson Valley. A brief glossary of architectural terms is provided.

In the book's foreword written by J. Winthrop Aldrich, retired Deputy Commissioner of Historic Preservation for the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, he says, "There is not one building pictured or described in this book that we can afford to lose. Not one!"

Published in 2003 by Black Dome Press
$16.95 - Available in the FHK Museum store

Images of America: Kingston

A visual essay, the 128-page book shows four centuries of architecture and various aspects of life in Kingston through photos dating from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Eight sections cover Kingston's legacy of stone houses in the Stockade District, the city's maritime history as a major Hudson River port and terminus of the Delaware and HudsonCanal, commerce and industry, public buildings, churches, private residences and street scenes. Photos are from several private collections and the archives of the Friends of Historic Kingston. The text is by Edwin Millard Ford, city historian since 1984, and also a board member and past president of the Friends of Historic Kingston. Published by Arcadia in 2004 as part of the Images of America series.

Available in the FHK Museum store

Julia McEntee Dillon
By Sanford A. Levy

Published in conjunction with the 2005 major retrospective of Julia McEntee Dillon's work featured in the Friends of Historic Kingston Museum gallery, this book offers a lavish four-color essay of the life and work of the Kingston artist (1834-1919) who was noted for her floral paintings. The text was written by Sanford Levy, co-curator of the exhibition with Charles Glasner, both of Jenkinstown Antiques, New Paltz. Accompanying the text, 44 illustrations include many of the paintings in the exhibition. Contemporary photography is by John Lenz.

$20 - Available in the FHK Museum store

Teller & Halverson: Masters of the Colonial Revival in Ulster County New York

The contribution of two late distinguished Ulster County architects, Myron Teller and Harry Halverson is memorialized in this 35-page 8 x 11 inch soft cover book written by Dr. William B. Rhoads. The demolition in 2002 of two prominent buildings Teller and Halverson designed – the Kingston City Laboratory and Ulster County Tumor Clinic – prompted FHK to document their county-wide contribution to the Colonial Revival Style. Dr. Rhoads writes and lectures extensively about the Colonial Revival Style and also authored Kingston, New York: The Architectural Guide. The book features many photographs of Teller and Halverson’s extensive work throughout Ulster County.

Published in 2005 by Friends of Historic Kingston
$10.00 - Available in the FHK Museum store