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159 Pioneer St, Red Hook, NY, 11231
b/t Imlay St & Conover St
Red Hook
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0.9 miSmith 9th Streets
0.9 miCarroll Street (F,G)
1.2 miBergen Street (F,G)
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Specialties
Pioneer Works Center for Art and Innovation is dedicated to the creation, synthesis and discussion of art, science and education. The Center enacts its vision for a more complex, creative and productive society through educational programming, exhibitions, publications, residencies, lectures and performances. Housed in a reclaimed former iron works, Pioneer Works is a 501©3 non-profit organization.
History
Established in 2012.
Built in 1866, the building was first occupied by Pioneer Iron Works, one of the largest machine manufacturers in the United States– constructing ships, boilers, tanks, sheet iron, detachable railroad tracks, grain elevators, and machinery for sugar plantations. The building was completely destroyed by a devastating fire in 1881 and rebuilt shortly thereafter. Pioneer Iron Works operated until the middle of the 20th century, after which the site became a storage facility for Time Moving Company. Pioneer Street was named after the Pioneer Iron Works building.
