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A
Self-Guided Walking Tour of Main Street in the
Historic Village of Catskill, NY
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358
– 362 Main St. — This impressive structure was built circa 1800.
The story goes that the front lawn of this house went down to the
creek. In 1867 it was purchased by Dr. Phillips as a residence and
office. In 1896 a dentist, Dr. George Englert, took up residence and
opened his dental office. It remained in the Englert family as a dentist
office until well into the late 1900s. The two small street level
shops have housed a number of businesses including Johnstone’s Photography
and Marafioti’s Barber Shop where many 1900s heads were clipped and
photographed. |
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361
Main St. — This landmark furniture store, built in 1860, was acquired
in the late 1940s by the Oren’s, but served the community as a hardware
and blacksmith shop earlier in the century. Behind the store and adjoined
to it by a walkway is a former mill built by a Civil War uniform manufacturing
company. |
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370
Main St. at the corner of William St. — Built in 1867 this building
was first known as Meech’s Hall. It was built in the Italianate style
and with two sides to the streets, it was quite a prominent building.
Once the Express |
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Office
it later became Sage’s Repository, headquarters for a coal business
and harness shop. Sage was later joined by Meech and Cowles and operated
a grocery store here. C. E. Bloodgood, Attorney and Counselor-at-Law
occupied an office in 1892. Known as “a powerful influence in his
party and the Community”, he was later elected New York State Senator
(D). In the 1920s it was home to the original Oren’s furniture store. |
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