The Remsen Brown home, built of stone, was nearly
destroyed, but some of the walls that remained standing
were used in the rebuilding. Since we have no pictures of
the house that burned, we cannot be sure what architectural
changes may have been made.
In the extreme right of the photo, you can see the end of the
Remsen Brown house, with the chimney bravely poking
above the rubble of the village.
The Remsen Brown House as it appears today. It is still
inhabited: Mr .and Mrs. Walter Hadley live there. Mrs.
Hadley watches for school children every October when we
walk the perimeter of the Great Carthage Fire.
The Remsen Brown House was two houses down from
Chuckie's grandmother's house. It is still there today, but
Chuckie's grandmother's house is gone. It was burned in
the Great Carthage Fire. The Remsen Brown House is
probably 200 years old and is in pretty good shape for its
age. It looks interesting on the outside. They rebuilt the
inside after the fire , they used the same outside because it
was stone. The Remsen Brown house is one of the houses
that survived the fire. (Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hadley live
there now.) / by Denise
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