IN ONE OF NEW YORK’S OLDER upstate towns, Charlton, a landmark building burned down Saturday in a fire that spread to a next-door house.
Gazette / Barber photo
The Charlton Tavern was originally a stagecoach stop and over time had served many occupancies including a general store. In 1969 it was converted into a restaurant, its most recent use and a very popular spot in the area around Saratoga County.
Early Saturday morning the fire started in the kitchen area and quickly engulfed the building before it was discoverd. The family living in the house next door was able to escape safely before their home caught fire from the extension and burned down also. Both buildings were over 200 years old.
The 18th-century home next door which was also lost
has been in the Green family for 90 years.
(Schenectady Gazette / Barber photo)
The Schenectady Gazette has the story HERE and some background on the tavern’s history HERE.
Photo by Chocolatepointe taken in 2007
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