SAMUEL MORSE HOUSE TOUR - 3/24/12

The Hudson Champlain Porsche Club activity in March was a drive down the Hudson River to the Samuel Morse House in Poughkeepsie, NY

Overlooking the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie New York, the 200-acre Locust Grove Estate includes an Italianate villa designed in 1851 by architect Alexander Jackson Davis for artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse.

Today the estate, with miles of carriage roads, landscaped grounds, historic gardens and Hudson River views, is a not-for-profit museum and nature preserve established by Annette Innis Young, whose inherited collections of art and antiques are exhibited in the mansion’s 25 rooms.

The Club had a great turnout with over 30 members with a wide variety of Porsches joining in on the drive.

The mansion was beautifully decorated with early period furnishings.

The museum had historic artifacts from Samuel Morse.

Club Members gather before our short drive to Coppola’s La Fantasia Ristorante in Highland NY for some great Italian food.

After lunch the Club made a short drive to the Hudson River Walkway over the river

The Hudson River Walkway that crosses the river was built on a 125 year old train bridge crossing the Hudson River.