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29 Fourth Avenue

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c.1905
Murray Residence

29 Fourth Street
Shingle Style with Carriage Barn

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Delbert Chambers photo c.2009
This  contributing, c.l900 residence  with its distinctive,  polygonal tower, features  a steeply-pitched  gable  roof  with gabled dormer, stone foundation, and enclosed entry porch sheltered  under the principal roof structure, which is sheathed  in slate. Multi-pane sash have been replaced  with modern sash.  Exterior walls are sheathed with both shingles and clapboards. The property  includes a contributing carriage  barn with a gable roof and original sash.
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The young Bert Murray.
Bertram E. Murray was the first highway superintendent in Warren County, beginning in 1909.  He was responsible for developing the county highway system, and was known for his success in keeping the high-ways open in winter for the increasing motor-ized traffic.  He worked with State Senator James Emerson, also from Warrens-burg, on the de-velopment of the state's trunk highway system.  Roads and bridges were widened, curves were straight-ened and hills flattened.  Murray was responsible for the construction of the County Highway Garage in Warrensburg.  He also chose the site for a bridge on what is now County Route 11 to Bolton and oversaw its construction until his death in 1939.  The 192-foot bridge spanning the Schroon near (now) Exit 24 of the Northway was completed in 1940.  It was named the Bertram E. Murray Memorial Bridge.  Rebuilt in 1997-98, it was rededicated with the same name, 60 years to the day when the original bridge was dedicated on Sept. 29, 1940.  Bert Murray, the son of Robert and Mary Louise Murray, was born in Warrensburgh May 27, 1883.  After graduation from Warrensburg high school, he studied civil engineering at Syracuse University and became a licensed civil engineer and surveyor.  In 1911 he married Adele Wheeler, a native of Ballston Spa.  The home they built still stands at 29 Fourth Avenue.
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