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Brate's Hotel was located on Cass Hill Rd. at the junction with Duck Hill Rd. near Reidsville, Town of Berne. Portions of the hotel can still be seen in the woods. The builders and operators were '''[[Bio:Charles Brate|Charles Brate]]''' and his wife '''[[Bio:Nancy Smith|Nancy Smith]]''' Brate. | Brate's Hotel was located on Cass Hill Rd. at the junction with Duck Hill Rd. near Reidsville, Town of Berne. Portions of the hotel can still be seen in the woods. The builders and operators were '''[[Bio:Charles Brate|Charles Brate]]''' and his wife '''[[Bio:Nancy Smith|Nancy Smith]]''' Brate. | ||
| − | ['''Note:''' The source of the alternative name of "Kushuqua" Hotel comes from [[Brate, James - Memoir of Reidsville| James Brate's memoirs of Reidsville]], (although the Hotel's name is spelled "Kushequa" in his memoir). Both of these spellings are essentially the same name as the "Kushaqua" Hotel built above Altamont in 1885 by Col. [[Bio:Church, Walter S.| Walter S. Church]], later known as Helderberg Inn. No reference can be found in a search of the [[Altamont Enterprise]] archives to support either of these alternative names for Brate's Hotel. James Brate is a grandnephew of the third husband of Charles Brate's mother.) | + | ['''Note:''' The source of the alternative name of "Kushuqua" Hotel comes from [[Brate, James - Memoir of Reidsville| James Brate's memoirs of Reidsville]], (although the Hotel's name is spelled "Kushequa" in his memoir). Both of these spellings are essentially the same name as the "Kushaqua" Hotel built above Altamont in 1885 by Col. [[Bio:Church, Walter S.| Walter S. Church]], later known as Helderberg Inn. No reference can be found in a search of the [[h:Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] archives to support either of these alternative names for Brate's Hotel. James Brate is a grandnephew of the third husband of Charles Brate's mother.) |
==Additional Media== | ==Additional Media== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Image:Harvest Ball.jpg|<center>Invitations for 1908 and 1913</center> | + | Image:Harvest Ball.jpg|<center>Invitations for 1908 and 1913, courtesy of Richard VanIderstine</center> |
| − | Image:Artifacts.jpg|<center>Artifacts from the hotel</center> | + | Image:Artifacts.jpg|<center>Artifacts from the hotel, courtesy of Richard VanIderstine</center> |
Image:Charles and Nancy.jpg|<center>Charles & Nancy</center> | Image:Charles and Nancy.jpg|<center>Charles & Nancy</center> | ||
Image:Kushuqua Hotel.jpg|<center>say 1900</center> | Image:Kushuqua Hotel.jpg|<center>say 1900</center> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:09, 13 January 2013
Brate's Hotel was located on Cass Hill Rd. at the junction with Duck Hill Rd. near Reidsville, Town of Berne. Portions of the hotel can still be seen in the woods. The builders and operators were Charles Brate and his wife Nancy Smith Brate.
[Note: The source of the alternative name of "Kushuqua" Hotel comes from James Brate's memoirs of Reidsville, (although the Hotel's name is spelled "Kushequa" in his memoir). Both of these spellings are essentially the same name as the "Kushaqua" Hotel built above Altamont in 1885 by Col. Walter S. Church, later known as Helderberg Inn. No reference can be found in a search of the Altamont Enterprise archives to support either of these alternative names for Brate's Hotel. James Brate is a grandnephew of the third husband of Charles Brate's mother.)
Additional Media
Invitations for 1908 and 1913, courtesy of Richard VanIderstine 
Artifacts from the hotel, courtesy of Richard VanIderstine 
Charles & Nancy 
say 1900 
2009, Eric Chamberlain 
2009, Eric Chamberlain
