John A. Wood, was an American architect. His work in upstate New York included projects in Poughkeepsie and Kingston, New York as well as four armories, in Kingston, Newburgh, Bethel, and Watertown. His work in Tampa, Florida includes the Tampa Bay Hotel and Old Hillsborough County Courthouse. His hotel work included the design of the Piney Woods Hotel, Oglethorpe Hotel, Mizzen Top Hotel, and Grand Hotel.
Tampa Bay Hotel exterior view
The New York State Armory building in Newburgh, New York now houses Orange County, New York's Social Services department, probation officers, and district attorney
A view north along Franklin Street c. 1910s-1920s. The old Hillsborough County Courthouse (demolished in 1953) is pictured on the right
Vassar Institute in Poughkeepsie
Newburgh is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area. Located 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and 90 miles (140 km) south of Albany on the Hudson River within the Hudson Valley Area, the city of Newburgh is located near Stewart International Airport, one of the primary airports for Downstate New York.
Downtown Newburgh from Beacon, across the Hudson River
Woodcut of Newburgh in 1842, when the Dutch Reformed Church, had its original dome and lantern
Water Street c. 1906; the buildings were demolished in urban renewal efforts of the 1960s and 1970s.
City manager Joseph Mitchell attending the Newburgh City Council in 1961
