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Residents urge preservation of 18th‑century Yelverton Inn in Chester, call for county support
Summary
Speakers at the legislature’s public comment period urged preservation of the Yelverton Inn, a complex of buildings on Main Street in Chester with Revolutionary-era associations; preservation advocates warned of imminent sale and possible demolition and requested county attention and protection.
Two public commenters at the Aug. 14 Orange County Legislature meeting urged elected officials to help preserve the Yelverton Inn, a group of buildings on Main Street in Chester dating to the 1760s. Speakers said the structures have documented links to Revolutionary-era figures and events and asked county leaders to support protection instead of allowing demolition or redevelopment.
Gina Cusano, speaking for the Chester…
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