Location: 112 Hudson Avenue
Owners: Michelle & Joseph Natale

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This site is a privately owned business. Book a room here: http://www.bricktowninnbnb.com/rooms.htm.

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Abraham B. Conger was the original owner of the land on Hudson Avenue that was sold to build four adjacent brick homes. The homes were constructed in 1868 of solid Haverstraw brick in the Second Empire Victorian style. Quite appropriately, the parcels were sold to men who owned and operated brickyards on the Hudson River waterfront.

 

Haverstraw bricks were in great demand in the mid- to late nineteenth century, leading a number of industrious individuals to invest in the many brickyards lining the Hudson River from Haverstraw north to Grassy Point. According to the 1876 Atlas of Rockland County, the four homes on Hudson Avenue were owned by William Felter, Harmon Felter, J. H. Lane, and M. A. Archer. As you tour the inn, the names Lane and Archer will reappear on the doors of the lovely rooms offered to visitors.

 

William Felter was the first owner of today’s Bricktown Inn. The 1880 U.S. Census lists him as a fifty-year-old brick manufacturer residing at 112 Hudson Avenue. Living at the same address was his wife, Harriet, age forty-nine.

 

The home remained in Felter and Snedeker family ownership through 1920. The U.S. Census for that year lists Gardner Snedeker as the head of household at 112 Hudson Avenue; his wife, Adelaide (née Felter); a daughter named Harriet; and his mother-in-law, the original owner, Harriet Felter, who was then ninety. William Felter had passed away between 1880 and 1900.

 

Joe and Michelle Natale purchased the home in 1999, and in 2003, after four and a half years of restoration, they opened The Bricktown Inn as Haverstraw’s first bed and breakfast. In the process they discovered that the Felters had spared no expense in building the house: the walls are fourteen inches thick.

 

The present-day inn has been renovated to include all modern amenities while maintaining the integrity of original architectural features such as a mahogany staircase, ten-and-a-half-foot ceilings, and the beautifully crafted wood floors and plaster moldings. The Bricktown Inn has four guests rooms artfully decorated with an eclectic mix of magnificent antiques and family heirlooms. Each room has its own welcoming personality. The parlor is designed for conversation and the comfort of guests and includes a baby grand piano for musical guests; the library is stocked with interesting books and magazines. The twenty-first century has brought WiFi to the nineteenth-century building so guests can stay connected.

 

The Garden Room, added in 2005, is delightful for reading, relaxing, or watching TV. Victorian High Tea is served in the first floor rooms during the holiday season. The spacious porch provides guests with a comfortable place to relax, and the gardens feature a backyard pond stocked with koi.