The old Yelverton Inn

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

The old Yelverton Inn: This monochrome photo postcard shows the Old Yelverton Inn located in Chester, NY, a historic structure captured in the early 20th century, surrounded by dense, leafy trees. The photograph is marked with a caption that identifies the inn as a place where, in 1775, Richard Wisner [selected] delegate to the Continental Congress. The inn is a two-story wooden building, featuring multiple chimneys and an attached porch covered built in 1765.
The old Yelverton Inn

This monochrome photo postcard shows the Old Yelverton Inn located in Chester, NY, a historic structure captured in the early 20th century, surrounded by dense, leafy trees. The photograph is marked with a caption that identifies the inn as a place where, in 1775, Richard Wisner [selected] delegate to the Continental Congress. The inn is a two-story wooden building, featuring multiple chimneys and an attached porch covered built in 1765.

Name/Title

The old Yelverton Inn

Entry/Object ID

chs-019421

Description

This monochrome photo postcard shows the Old Yelverton Inn located in Chester, NY, a historic structure captured in the early 20th century, surrounded by dense, leafy trees. The photograph is marked with an erroneous caption that identified the inn as a place where, in 1775, Richard Wisner [selected] delegate to the Continental Congress. Actually, Henry Wisner and John Haring of Orangetown were elected August 16, 1774 at the house Stephen Sloat as Orange County's delegates to the first Continental Congress. Here at the Yelverton Inn on September 3, 1774 he was approved by freeholders from Goshen and Cornwall. The inn is a two-story wooden building, featuring multiple chimneys and an attached porch covered built in 1765.

Subject Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Collection

Richard A. Ramsdell Collection

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

Kerner, Charles W., 1859-1921

Date Published

circa 1920

Photographer

Kerner, Charles W., 1859-1921

Dimensions

Height

8.7 cm

Width

13.7 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

September 22, 2026