Elm Cote, Chester, N. Y.

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Elm Cote, Chester, N. Y.: This monochrome photo postcard depicts a historic house named "Elm Cote" located in Chester, N.Y., featuring a two-story colonial-style building with a prominent front porch and stairway leading to the entrance, surrounded by large trees and a white picket fence, creating a picturesque and serene rural setting typical of the period, reflecting the architectural charm and natural beauty of the area, as captured in this vintage photograph, showcasing the harmonious blend of nature and human habitation from a bygone era.
Elm Cote, Chester, N. Y.

This monochrome photo postcard depicts a historic house named "Elm Cote" located in Chester, N.Y., featuring a two-story colonial-style building with a prominent front porch and stairway leading to the entrance, surrounded by large trees and a white picket fence, creating a picturesque and serene rural setting typical of the period, reflecting the architectural charm and natural beauty of the area, as captured in this vintage photograph, showcasing the harmonious blend of nature and human habitation from a bygone era.

Name/Title

Elm Cote, Chester, N. Y.

Entry/Object ID

chs-009603

Description

This unused monochrome photo postcard depicts Willa R. Conklin's historic house named "Elm Cote" located in Chester, N.Y., featuring a two-story colonial-style building with a prominent front porch and stairway leading to the entrance, surrounded by large trees and a white picket fence.

Subject Person/Organization

Elm Cote Farm, Conklin, William Roe, 1859?-1933

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Craigville (Populated place) - Town of Blooming Grove - Orange County - New York

Context

A.k.a. Pine Hill Farm, formerly de Cre´vecoeur, Michel Guillaume (Jean Hector St. John), 1731-1813. Parcel: 332089-43-1-21.1 Pine Hill Farm LLC, 3298 Rte 94, Chester NY 10918. Also hosted summer boarders.

Collection

Caroline Gaunt Collection

Category

Elm Cote, Elm Cote Farm
Gas, Food & Lodging

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Craigville/Craigsville

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

E. L. Tichenor, Middletown, N.Y.

Date Published

circa 1910

Transcription

Elm Cote. Chester. N. Y. [verso] Post Card [box for postage stamp] Place Stamp Here E. L. Tichenor Co., Inc., Middletown, N. Y. This Space For Writing Messages This Space For Address Only

Dimensions

Height

8.8 cm

Width

13.9 cm

General Notes

Note

5 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches Monochrome postcard of Elm Cote, Chester, NY. Actually it was in Craivville . Elm Cote, Chester, NY., residence of William R. Conklin. Built on the foundation of Michel Guillaume Jean Hector St. John de Cre´vecoeur's Pine Hill farmhouse, burned during the American Revolution, reputedly in the same style. Monochrome postcard of Elm Cote, Chester, NY. Actually it was in Craivville . Elm Cote, Chester, NY., residence of William R. Conklin. Built on the foundation of Michel Guillaume Jean Hector St. John de Cre´vecoeur's Pine Hill farmhouse, burned during the American Revolution, reputedly in the same style.

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

January 26, 2026