The R. H. Blackburn & Associates Real Estate's
mission is to find the best homes or distinctive landscapes in the upper Hudson
River Valley. Our clients are owners who are moving on and buyers who are
moving in. We handle all kinds of property (residential, land, commercial) but
are most widely acknowledged for our expertise in period houses and for
identifying land which can be developed into distinctive landscapes for period
style new homes.
What you care about...we care about. Do you have a
vision of country living, privacy, protection, preservation, and planning? Is a
home an extension of yourself, your lifestyle? Is a landscape your canvas for
creative garden and home design? Wonder about reliable craftsmen, builders,
restorers, renovators, fixers, designers, maintainers, managers? Concerned
about cultural amenities, congenial neighbors, convenient services?
Real estate brokers don't have to be concerned about all these
issues but they are important to you and that is why they are important to us.
Our staff and associates are especially knowledgeable about these concerns and
will go the extra mile to find your way to the end of your rainbow.
Here is what we do
that others don't .
From our experience knowledge pays you back more than it costs.
Want to know more?
See our publications: frequent articles on historic houses in
The Magazine Antiques, the recent Rizzoli architectural book
Dutch Colonial
Homes in America and A Visible Heritage, Columbia County, New York - A History
in Art and Architecture. We are currently working on two
books on historic houses of New England (Rizzoli). We keep copies of these books and many others of local
interest in our office, for sale.
We wish to let you know about associated services offered by
individuals who we have come to rely on for knowledge and professionalism.
For example, Ruth Piwonka is a historian who has published widely on regional
history. Her research on houses has resulted in many properties and districts
being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. She is co-author with
Rod Blackburn of A Visible Heritage, your guide to the history, art, and
architecture of Columbia County Want to know the history of your property? Ask Ruth Piwonka at
518 758-7056,
rpiwonka@nycap.rr.com
Need the names of other specialists and craftsmen? We have a database
of over 1000 in and around Columbia County, one of our valuable resources
exclusively for our clients.
The Staff
All of us at R. H. Blackburn &
Associates will be pleased to talk with you about your interests in homes,
land, history, architecture, design, house valuation, or the like.
Our main office at 17 Broad Street, Kinderhook,
Columbia County NY is open (unless we are out on call) each day
from about 10am to 5pm or by
appointment. Branch offices in Hudson, Catskill and Athens are
by appointment
Roderic H.
Blackburn, Broker. 518 758-1788 c 518 441-1579,
blackburn@berk.com
Roderic
Blackburn has been involved with historic architecture and house restoration
for 25 years, advising buyers and
sellers of period houses. He is a regular
contributor of historic house articles to The Magazine Antiques
and is
co-author of A Visible Heritage, the much reprinted history of Columbia County
as experienced through its art and
architecture. His most recent book is
Dutch
Colonial Homes in America (Rizzoli). He has been an officer and trustee of the
Columbia County Historical Society and the Shaker Museum, advisory board of the
Thomas Cole House Museum, in charge of creating the Johnson Museum in Kingston,
assistant director of the Albany Institute of History and Art, and senior
research fellow of the New York State Museum. He now brings these experiences
to R. H. Blackburn and Associates, Inc - Real Estate, specializing in period
houses and distinctive landscapes.
Jeremy Weis,
Associate 518 794-8573 c518 424-4007 jweis@taconic.net
Jeremy Weis, who has recently joined R.H.Blackburn & Associates as a licensed real estate associate,
also has
had formal fine arts training as a painter. This art training, combined with
the experience of having built two houses in Columbia County provides a useful
background and perspective to assist sellers to highlight the best features of
their properties and buyers to appreciate the actual and potential attributes
of their planned purchase.
Michele Saunders, Associate 518 945-1010,
c786 258-6014. mstwosome@aol.com

Michele Saunders has had a career in
location scouting for advertising photography before discovering
Catskill and finding a Dutch house to call her home. Now she
combines her location shooting career (TWOSOME Inc.) with real
estate, specializing in distinctive homes and promising
commercial properties in Greene County. In the quieter winter
months she can be found at Hunter Mountain as a ski instructor
or at her home away from home in Miami. She is one of the
leading sparkplugs for the current revitalization of Catskill
Village where she has invested in storefront properties and
helped others find theirs.
Matthew Talomie, Associate 646
228-9051

Susanne Davino, Associate 518 822-9200,
sales@ezantiqu.com
Susanne Davino has 20
years experience
restoring older homes and remodeling newer ones to meet home-
owner needs. Now she brings this experience to help others buy and sell houses.
She under stands how people live and how to tailor a home to fit their needs,
or find a home which is just right for them. "I have a great love and
appreciation for older homes in any condition and have a real ability to raise
them to their best qualities. That works for sellers tooyears of
marketing experience means I can assist in preparing your home for sale by
achieving the quickest and most satisfying results."
From the original listing of the house to the last
minute details of preparing the property for new owners, Rod guided me through
every step with intelligence, kindness, and courtesy. Now a new family has
moved in who will carry on this trust of caring for an historic
property.
F. D. V.