Despite a bit of rain, the "Music, Recollections & Cocktails" event on June 29, 2024, turned out to be a fantastic gathering. The weather couldn’t stop guests from enjoying the live music performances (name and link of the band), flavorful cocktails, and engaging tours of the historic barns. The auctions were a highlight, raising essential funds for the restoration of Hoyt House. A huge thank you to all the attendees for braving the elements and making the day such a success. Your support was invaluable, and we look forward to seeing you at future events!

Kyle Toth of PS&S LLC has written a narrative for an “official” walking tour of The Point and conducted a trial tour in the Spring.  Kyle spoke at CVPA’s 2022 Vaux Symposium and has done extensive research to create this narrative.  The tour comprised the bridge, main residence (Hoyt House), brick barns and landscape,  and we will be creating online and printed versions.

The long process of repairing and reopening the Hoyt Carriageway Bridge continues. The project’s goals are twofold: re-establish the main historic entrance to The Point that Vaux and Mr. Hoyt laid out, and reopen a popular hiking and biking route into Mills Norrie State Park and to the Hudson River.

Our current Treasurer, Yvette Temple, has lived in Hyde Park her whole life and raised her two sons there.  She is a banker by day, and an aspiring historical romance author by night, while keeping CVPA’s books balanced between it all.

The original 1855 Vaux and Withers architectural drawings of the Hoyt residence have been located!, CVPA is progressing on repairing and re-opening the Hoyt Carriageway Bridge in Staatsburg, Kyle Toth of PS&S LLC has written a narrative for an “official” walking tour of The Point, and and more!

Based on a site visit in October 2022 CVPA determined there are four urgent, high-priority stabilization requirements. These building conditions will lead to further deterioration of the building and additional restoration costs if left unaddressed. The CVPA Board is committed to raising the $ 49,000 we estimate will be required for this work .

A resident of Dutchess County for over 25 years, Steve was both enchanted and alarmed by the abandoned Hoyt House as he hiked the magnificent trails of Mills Norrie State Park. He jumped at the opportunity to join the CVPA Board in the effort to save The Point, including the historic house, outbuildings, dramatic Hudson vistas and architectural legacy.

CVPA has won a $150,000 Stewardship Award from the Environmental Protection Fund’s Parks and Trails Partnership Grants Program to repair and reopen the Hoyt Carriageway Bridge, the historic main entrance to The Point. The $200,000 project includes removing and replacing the deteriorated deck, replacing some of the wood stringers, installing metal safety fencing and making repairs to a concrete pier and abutment. This will re-open a popular entrance to Mills Norrie State Park and an access point to the river.

Translated from dollars to projects that are building a future for The Point, the graph above tells an exciting story.

Architect Peter Sweeny was attracted to CVPA and The Point by the opportunity to both tell an important, overlooked story and return a potential economic asset to the Mid-Hudson community.

Our vision and mission.