The Patchett House is located at Ward Street (
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), on the junction with Factory Street, in
Montgomery,
New York
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. It was originally built in the early 19th century as a
tavern
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serving travelers on the
Newburgh–Cochecton Turnpike, whose eastern half 17K follows today.
Arthur Patchett, at the time co-owner of the
Montgomery Worsted Mills at the end of Factory Street on the
Wallkill River
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, moved into the house sometime in the 1890s. His family continued living there until the 1970s.
The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1980. Later on, though, it remained vacant and by the end of the century had fallen into serious neglect and disrepair. In 2005, serious renovations were undertaken and today the house looks as good as new. The most recent tenants are the nonprofit artist's environmental cooperativ
Wallkill River School
A nearby
townhouse
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complex is named Patchett Crossing. The
Montgomery Water Works, built on land originally owned by the Patchetts, stands almost just across 17K, and the
Orange County Choppers production facility is just up the street.
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Orange County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
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