Exterior of the New Madalin House. The original building burned during the week of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration in 1909. Caption attached to postcard reads: "This hotel was built in 1910 by Harry Hoffman, brother of John and Theodore. In 1915...
Caption attached to postcard reads: "Built in 1846 by Erastus Kimball as a store, this building was changed in 1856 to a hotel by Edward Lasher. Known as the Morgan House, Potts Hotel, and Morey Hotel. After Patrick Morey's death in 1928, Seymore...
Caption attached to photo reads: "The Madalin House was built in 1839, burned in 1909, and was rebuilt as the Morey Hotel. The small building next on the left housed a shoe repair and Moore's barbershop. In the 1970s Larry Broadmoore Esq. had a...
Two men sitting in horse-drawn buggy, in front of the Madalin Hotel. An article in the Poughkeepsie Sunday New Yorker, dated Sunday, June 18th, 1950, uses this image and identifies the driver as Patrick H. Morey, the passenger as John Carpenter,...
Caption on the back of the photo reads "First built in 1846 as a store at the corner of Montgomery St. and Broadway, this building was later changed to the Potts Hotel, owned by P.H. Morey. It then became the Elting's Store, and later an apartment...
Although the name of this cottage has not survived, William Matthews' scrapbook is descriptive: "A group of cottages named after New York City Hotels...They are completely outfitted for housekeeping. vacationers go and keep house for themselves. ...
Perhaps the Bungalow Pennsylvania. Families rented these cottages at a rate of five dollars per week. William Matthews' scrapbook describes Bungalow culture thus: "A group of cottages named after New York City Hotels...They are completely...
Panel 2 of Hyde Park Post Office Mural. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office": "Before 1812. Irate Dr. Samuel Bard tries vainly to persuade Innkeeper Jabez Miller to change the name on his sign board from "Hyde Park" to almost...
Photograph of uptown Chester opposite Academy Avenue on Main Street.
Sign standing on end on porch: “Last Chance in 20 Miles.”
Large sign extending from front corner of building: “W?n Fricker ???, G. Krueger – Lager Beer.”
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This Wells Fargo & Co. Express Freight receipt document B. S. Woodhull shipping two packages from Criagville, N.Y. to Mrs. J. Coldwell, New Windsor, N.Y.
This letter to the editor, clipped from the Chester Independent Republican newspaper, discusses two proposed routes for the new state road connecting Chester and Monroe. The swamp road, as "Farmer's Boy" calls it, was the one that was built. ...
Photo Postcard of Howland House hotel, Chester, NY.
Livery visible to right of hotel.
It was built about 1841 across the street from the Chester Erie RR station by Daniel Conklin. It was first called the "Railroad & Stage House.” It burned to...
Photo Postcard of Howland House hotel, Chester, NY.
Livery visible to right of hotel.
It was built about 1841 across the street from the Chester Erie RR station by Daniel Conklin. It was first called the "Railroad & Stage House.” It burned to...
Blue Stores Hotel facing left side of picture. The front Porch is covered with vines. Unused postcard with divided back. Printed on front: "Blue Stores Hotel, Blue Stores, N.Y." Printed on back: "Published by R.M.Washburn, Blue Stores, N.Y. Made...
