Cooperstown Photography

06/08/2024

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05/28/2024

Eden

05/19/2024

Looking south to Otsego lake in the distance

05/18/2024

An authentic 1880's paint scheme.

"This design is presented as a fair example of a modern Queen Anne wooden house. It may stand as a type for houses of a more expensive nature than the designs given in the foregoing plates, and, as far as the painting is concerned, it will answer as a guide for all houses where there is a large use of shingles.

The decorative idea underlying the painting as shown in the plate, consists in grading the colors from heavy rich shades at the bottom, up through a middle harmony to the lighter tones of the gable peaks. The tones used for this purpose are warm and rich. The trimmings on the contrary are painted a cooler color, giving great strength of contrast, and emphasizing the body colors. The roof, would, perhaps, be of slate. If it was covered with red tiles, the effect of the whole would be improved."

Illustration and text from W.T. Comstock's "Modern House Painting," 1883.

Quite a contrast to the current trend to paint such houses all gray. The subject of appropriate color schemes for historic houses is discussed in "Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners," including resources for researching historic schemes.

Signed and personalized copies of the award-winning and bestselling 720-page hardcover book are available from the author in our shop at YourHistoricHouse.com/shop/.

Our shop also carries select preservation and restoration titles by other authors. Save on cost and shipping with our multi-book combo packs!

© Scott T. Hanson 2024.

05/18/2024

05/13/2024

The William A. Clark House in Manhattan, New York City.

The mansion was completed in 1911 at a cost of $7 million (equivalent to over $200,000,000 today). It was reported that Clark bought a quarry in New Hampshire, at a cost of $50,000 (equivalent to $1,454,000 in 2021), and built a railroad to transport the stone for the building. He also bought a bronze foundry employing 200 men to manufacture the bronze fittings. In addition, he imported marble from Italy, oak from Sherwood Forest in England, and parts of old French châteaux for the interior.

The mansion was demolished in 1927 and replaced with a luxury apartment building.

05/13/2024

05/13/2024

Brilliant evening . Photographers perfect light!🙏🏼❤️

05/12/2024

Beautiful evening for a walk. No signs of the northern lights yet ….

05/09/2024

Today’s perfection

04/26/2024

04/26/2024

Perfect

04/26/2024

Brilliant picture perfect day today in the Coop

04/25/2024

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04/25/2024

Birthplace of beautiful. Most Perfect

04/17/2024

This happened this winter. The most impressive build on the lake in modern history . I’m so grateful to have been asked to be a part of this beautiful project. I’ve worked and waited long and hard for an opportunity to blow up my photos on canvas and stretch them to walls. Thank you Stephen for this wonderful opportunity!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️‍🩹❤️🤗

04/14/2024

Who remembers?

02/26/2024

Sometimes a photo comes up on my memories and I can’t believe I took it. This is one that popped up today. Thanks HP for the gift of presence !🙏🏼🤗❤️

02/08/2024

Limited edition signed copies of my books are available! Just message me if interested🙏🏼❤️