in cooperation with Frontier Communications

in cooperation with Frontier Communications

The Middletown Rotary Club wishes to extend our
sincere appreciation to the following who made
this Historic Walking Tour possible:
Frontier Communications /
Debbie Bogdanski, General Manager
The Historical Society of Middletown and Wallkill Precinct/
Marvin Cohen, President and Curator;
Gerald Kleiner, member of the Board of Trustees
City of Middletown Historian Peter Laskaris
1340 AM WALL RADIO
SUNY Orange
Middletown Thrall Library
Middletown Mayor Joseph DeStefano;
City of Middletown City Attorney Richard Guertin;
Middletown Department of Public Works, Jacob Tawil, Director
Richard Serpentini
Brian Powers
Judelson, Giordano & Siegel CPA, PC
City of Middletown Community and Economic Development Director/
Maria Bruni
Alice Fellenzer
Barbara Chumard
Honeoye Falls/ Mendon Rotary Club
Orange County Trust Company
Frank Williams
Harriet Clark
Lee L. Hunt
Bruce Wiegand
Angela Papaleo
Assistant Director of Communication for New Media, SUNY Orange/
Chris Thurtle
Mark West
Middletown Business Improvement District/
John Degnan, Executive Director
Middletown Rotarians: George Gruner, Patricia Simmons,
Henry Gitner, Wheldon “Pete”Abt, Ronald Helhoski, Alice
Krawcyk, David Wieboldt, Bonnie Orr, Tammy Washalski,
Vincent Cazzetta, Glenn Wassermann, Geraldine Niblock,
Rita Rich, Donna Serpentini, Thomas Grazier,
Christopher Joy and Mary Jane Petelinz.
Site Sponsors
Joy Insurance Agency, Inc.
Gruner & Niblock LLC
Hand in Hand Care LLC Senior Day Program
The Ingrassia Family
Star Collision
Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
The Ingrassia Family in Memory of Judge Angelo J. Ingrassia
Hand in Hand Care Services for Seniors
First Congregational Church
SUNY Orange
1340 WALL Radio’s Mark West Morning Program
The Hawkins Family
Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, CPA, PC
Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
Art’s Drive-in Cleaners
Orange County Trust Company
Benedict Memorials
Neil and Patricia Breakell Simmons
Fort Knox Self Storage
Friends of Middletown Thrall Library
Middletown Professional Firefighters
Frontier Communications
The Mokotoff Family in Honor of Gert Mokotoff
David and Mary Jane Elia Petelinz
The United Presbyterian Church
DeStefano’s Olde Erie Brew Pub & Grille
Caroline Schrade DeWilde
Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc.
Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther
Gert Mokotoff
First Federal Savings of Middletown
For more information about Rotary contact us at:
PO Box 11 Middletown, NY 10940
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Middletown Rotary Club
in cooperation with
Frontier Communications
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Presents
the Audio Walking Tour of
Historic Downtown Middletown
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2 James St: Post Office Building
16 James St: City Hall
22 James St: Hotel Brown/ The Mitchell Inn
36-42 James St: Case-Kane Motors/ Avon Bldg
11-19 Depot St: Erie Railroad Station
Depot & North St: Firemen’s Memorial Statue, “Old Joe”
19 John St: Orange County Telephone Company
75 North St: Orange County Trust & Safe Deposit Company
22-24 Orchard St: Orchard Street School/ Thrall Library
25 Orchard St: First Presbyterian Church
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Franklin Square
26 North St: Merchants National Bank Building
48-54 North St: Gothic Hall
58 North St: Grace Episcopal Church
83 North St: Matthews Brothers Carpet Bag Factory
86-90 North St: Sweet’s Hotel
87 North St: Stacy Beakes Store/ Weber’s
112 North St: Masonic Temple
142 North St: Remsen’s Ice Cream Store/ McWilliams Building
151 North St: Hudson-Rockefeller-Meyer Esso
200-204 North St: Benjamin F. VanSickle Building
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50 Highland Ave: New York State Armory
88 West Main St: Post Garage
72 West Main St: Toulon/ Morgans/ Ralston House
70 West Main St: Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
58 West Main St: Saint Paul’s Methodist Church
11 Mulberry St: First Baptist Church
50 Mulberry St: Hillside Cemetery
9-29 Canal St: Orange County Milk Association/ Anglo-Swiss
Co/Borden Co
27 West Main St: Bull’s Opera House
7-11 West Main St: Carson & Towner Dry Goods
3 West Main St: Nowns Sisters Store
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This is a self-guided tour of historic
downtown Middletown, NY. You can
start anywhere on the map. When you
arrive at a location, dial the phone
number on the sign or scan the QR code
with your Smart Phone. Listen to the
introduction and when prompted, press
the number of the site. There are 44
sites in all. Visit them in any order you
would like. Enjoy!
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15 South St: First School Site
17 South St: Paramount Theatre
27 South St: Orange County Home for Aged Women
25 East Ave: Edwin Welling VanDuzer Memorial Home
115 South St: Horton Mansion / Morrison Hall
35 East Main St: First Congregational Church
49-55 East Main St: Christ Church of Middletown
50 East Main St: Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church
66 East Main St: Day Nursery
81 East Main St: East Main Street Firehouse
22 Cottage St: Clemson Brothers Factory
Thrall Park
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How it Works
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Welcome to the Audio Walking Tour of
Historic Downtown Middletown brought
to you by the Middletown Rotary Club
and Frontier Communications.
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