A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Main Street in the
Historic Village of Catskill, NY
Main Street, Catskill, the former Susquehanna Turnpike that led west from the docks inland to the mountains, has always been a transportation and commercial center where river and inland traders met. The creekside areas have buildings related to the famous Hudson River Steamboats, a brickyard, old mill buildings and a railroad tunnel and bridge. As the original county seat, Catskill was the focus of legal and political activities affecting the 18th and 19th century history of the area. Although the village’s appearance is largely that of a 19th century riverfront trading center, its original settlement occurred during the mid 17th century.

251 Main St. – Caleb Streets Inn — The rear section of this home was built about 1791 and was the ferry house and inn of Caleb Streets, a licensed innkeeper. The Susquehanna Turnpike was organized in Mr. Streets house and he was a charter member of the early “Thruway”enterprise. The character of the property was greatly changed with addition of the elegant front in the early 1800s, probably by Apollos Cooke, a successful merchant, in whose ownership it enjoyed one of its finest periods.

Please click on the map on the left to begin the self-guided tour.
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