White Sulphur Springs House
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History
- 1880 completed and opened by Jacob Hochstrasser, Jr. (1832 - 1915). Summer boarders came from Albany and New York, many staying for the entire season, the men going into the city for business during the week and driving out to be with their families on weekends.
- 1884 added the T wing on the east side completing the structure as it still stands today.
- 1916 the Boarding House was closed.
- 1960 the United Pentacostal Church "Word of Life Ministries" bought the property for a camp meeting place and built a revival hall and dining room.
- ~2005 Evangel Christian School, in Queens bought the property
- 2012 Presently boarded up and slated for removal
- 2019 It was demolished.
Description
Main building - There is a center staircase and another at each end. A center hallway runs the length of the building on all floors. The rooms are small about 10 by 14ft with no closet, just hooks on the wall. Ventilation is provided by one window in each room.
Sulphur Spring 
Janice LeBuis and Patricia Morey 1951 
2 Views 
People by the spring 
The inside of White Sulphur Springs Hotel as it looked in 2007. 
Oct. 2009; Jen Merrill-fuller 
Rear Of House 
Close rear view 
White Sulphur Springs from the back yard. Notice how small the trees are in comparison to the now shot 
2009 
Old Hochstrasser House, 2009 
Church Poster from 1966 
Pentecostal Camp Ground, Berne, NY 
Berne - White Sulphur Springs House View from Campus - Courtesy Timothy J. Albright 
Berne - Stream on the Grounds of the White Sulphur Springs House - Courtesy Timothy J. Albright 
Evelyn Hochstrasser with a sign from the old hotel 
History of the hotel 
History of the hotel 
Tiicket for White Sulphur Spring's 
Spring House 
Jacob Hochstrasser's business card 
back of card
