Charles Coates Ripley (1849-1924) and Anna Mary Adams (1852-1923) owned and farmed the family property located in Whitehall, Washington, Co., NY.It remained in the Ripley family for over 100 years.The home was once called "Hillside House" during the mid to late 1800's when vacation boarders were taken in during the summertime.The boarders usually came from NY City by train and spent their time at "Hillside House" hiking in the nearby Adirondack mountains and fishing in Lake Champlain and Lake George. |