Jimmy Burke Inn, Johnstown, NY

This historical building was for a very long time the Younglove homestead. It was built for Mr. Robert Picken, Sir William Johnson's surveyor in 1768 and originally stood at 4 South William Street. In 1788 it was moved to its present site and became an Inn.

The Younglove family purchased it in 1812 and owned it until 1925. It was purchased at that time by the local Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Society. It remains their home to this day.

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Speaker: Edward Younglove

 

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