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Watson House
The 1883 fire on Main St took out about 12 buildings including outsbuildings.
One building lost was run by the Watson Family who rebuilt after the fire. It later was renamed the Kenyon House.
This image was cropped from a fire department photo and the volunteer fireman is identified as
Edwin Watson. He died at the young age of 45.
Follow this link to learn about Edwin Sumner Watson's father, Mortimer Watson, with a link to his mother, too.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240965870/mortimer-watson">
Another view of the building.
http://ourtownnews.info/morris-ny/1950-circa-photo-former-Kenyon-House
A Notable Guest in 1889 -
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85290099/elizabeth-hannah-bates
L. A. Hewel changed the name painted on the Watson House to the Kenyon House on the orders of the new owner, J. P. Kenyon, as reported in The Morris Chronicle on July 20, 1892.
The look of the building around 1950.
http://ourtownnews.info/morris-ny/1950-circa-photo-former-Kenyon-House
2016 view of Kenyon House and Main St.
http://ourtownnews.info/morris-ny/sites/default/files/2016-Jan-22-Morris...
More information about the Morris Fire Department at this link.
http://ourtownnews.info/morris-ny/1885-morris-fire-department
Read links below for mentions of the Watson House in The Morris Chronicle. As I find more I will add them here.
If you have an interest in New York state history you might like to access scans of New York newspapers at the link below. I used it to locate the quotes on this page and other pages on this site.
