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Broadalbin in Fulton County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Hotel Broadalbin

 
 
Hotel Broadalbin - Broadalbin, NY image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, June 27, 2007
1. Hotel Broadalbin - Broadalbin, NY
Inscription.
Hotel Landmark
Hotel Broadalbin built
1854, added to 1881 & 1924
Served as gloveshop, hotel,
hospital and present hotel

 
Erected 1975 by Fulton County Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNotable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
 
Location. 43° 3.424′ N, 74° 11.964′ W. Marker is in Broadalbin, New York, in Fulton County. Marker is on West Main Street (County Route 155), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 59 West Main Street, Broadalbin NY 12025, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1849 Plank Road (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Broadalbin World War Two Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor/Dedicated/Gratitude (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1879 Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kennyetto Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Broadalbin Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Broadalbin.
 
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At one time the Hotel Broadalbin was one of four hotels in Broadalbin and the only one still standing. Broadalbin historian Gordon Cornell said, “One was burned down, another torn down and a third was turned into a glove shop, then a chemical plant and then torn down as part of the brown field clean-up program.” The Hotel Broadalbin’s brick portion was original and built as a glove shop in 1854. The frame additions were built by Charles Boss and run as Kennyetto Hotel. In the early 1898 Dr. H.C. Finch ran the place as an alcohol recovery hospital for a short time until it was reopened as the Kennyetto Inn in 1904 after the alcohol treatment facility didn't work out. It seems that the only people who really benefited from Dr. Finch's hospital were the local undertakers. “According to Ken Shaw’s book, Broadalbin Then and Now, "It is not known how well the ‘Cure’ worked, but the surgery made the local undertaker a wealthy man.”
 
Also see . . .  Hotel Broadlabin - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on February 12, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Additional keywords. Sacandaga
 
Hotel Broadalbin and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, June 27, 2007
2. Hotel Broadalbin and Marker
The Hotel Broadalbin image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, July 5, 2006
3. The Hotel Broadalbin
Hotel Broadalbin image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, August 30, 2016
4. Hotel Broadalbin
Kennyetto Inn, Broadlbin, N.Y. image. Click for full size.
5. Kennyetto Inn, Broadlbin, N.Y.
Old Photo post card from a private collection.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 2,953 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   4. submitted on September 1, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   5. submitted on July 18, 2008, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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Mar. 28, 2024