The Chester Historical Society has been awarded a $5,200 grant that will enable it to hire Neil Larson & Associates to conduct the survey and prepare a National Register nomination for a 3.52-acre historic district where the immense cheese enterprise of William Alfred Lawrence (1842-1911) once stood, and where Lawrence’s home and those of his son, grandson and their families still stand. Portrait and biographic record of Orange County, New York" by Chpman publishing company, New York, Chicago. Publication date 1895. Preserving history created by those who were here before us The Chester Historical Society is one of this year’s Preserve New York grantees. The grant of $5,200 will fund a cultural... Local News 27 Jul 2021 | 02:00
