National Register of Historic Places

Checkerboard Inn

Monroe, Orange County, New York
Listed
November 29, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06001078

About this property

The Checkerboard Inn, also known as the Forshee-Jenkins House, is a late 18th-century frame building located on Mansion Ridge Golf Club in Monroe, New York, United States. Originally built as a house, within a decade it went into service as an inn when the Orange Turnpike, an early toll road through the area, opened in 1802. It takes its name from an early owner's reputed decision to paint it in a checkerboard pattern to attract business, although this has not been conclusively established. In the 20th century, it was expanded to serve as a family cottage for the family of a New York silk merchant, Moses Migel. Today, after many other owners and a long period of neglect, it remains standing, vacant, next to the golf course's clubhouse. It is the property of the Town of Monroe, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The town is hoping to raise the money to restore it and use it as a local history museum.

Location

1292 Orange Turnpike
Monroe, Orange County, New York
41.30004, -74.18520

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Sources

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When was Checkerboard Inn listed on the National Register?

Checkerboard Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Checkerboard Inn?

Checkerboard Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Checkerboard Inn is recorded as the industrial era.

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