Dennings Point Brickwork - The Abandoned Ruins

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Located halfway between Albany and New York City lies Beacon. Located in the state hiking park is Denning's Point Brickworks which turned out clay bricks before exhausting the resource by producing as much as 400,000 bricks for New York City's flourishing building boom in the early 20th century. Manufacturing the very bricks that make up the iconic Empire State Building and the Rockefeller Center. Since its initial operation in 1885, it has also produced other products such as concrete, paper clips, and composite wood before coming to end in 1980.

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Second-floor landing.
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Intricate graffiti.

Currently, the building is being slated for renovation by Clarkson University's Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries for use as an environmental education facility.

Titusville Iron Works Company
Titusville Two-Story Boiler. Unknown condition.
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View from the roof.
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🧱 Did you work at Denning's Point Brickworks?

If you worked at the Denning's Point Brickworks in Beacon, or have photographs, records or memories of the brickworks, I would like to hear from you. Full credit given to all contributors.

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🏭 More Abandoned Industrial History
From brickworks and textile mills to organ factories and paint plants — explore the lost manufacturing giants that once defined the Northeast.
🏗️ Potter Hill Mill: Inside Westerly, RI's Abandoned Textile History (Photo Tour) The granite mill building dates to 1843. A fire in November 1977 destroyed the two-and-a-half-story frame building along the river. › 🎵 Bridgeport Organ Company: From Music to Decay The company was established in 1880, and by 1898 the American Graphophone Company had taken over the entire complex. › 🎨 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Newark Paint Plant The 7.6-acre site at 29 Riverside Avenue made paint and varnish from 1902 to 1971, and joined the National Priorities List in May 2013. › 🧵 Herrmann Aukam & Co A Legacy of Handkerchief Manufacturing Founded in 1906, the South River property covered 128,000 square feet across five interconnected brick buildings. › 🔧 Hurwood Manufacturing Company (United Pattern Co) Established on March 28, 1903 with an initial capital stock of $50,000, at what is now 1565 Railroad Ave in Bridgeport. ›
📌 At its peak, the Denning's Point brickworks turned out as many as 400,000 bricks a day.

Source(s):

  1. Cheney, Jim, "Hiking to the Abandoned Ruins and River Trails at Dennings Point", October 24, 2021, Uncovering New York,
  2. Dennings Point Ruins, Atlas Obscura
Location: 262 Dennings Ave, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

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