Henry L. Ferguson Museum – The Bethlehem, PA. – Fishers Island Link (2020)
The Bethlehem, Pa. – F.I. Connection: How a Once-Strong Link Became Uncoupled
This illustrated lecture by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty examines the untold story of Fishers Island’s once-strong but now all-but-forgotten connections to Bethlehem, PA., focusing on the Bartlett family, owners of the Bartlett Cottages, the Linderman brothers, builders of the “Garp House” and today’s Baccile house, and the Hoppes family, original owners of the Mononotto Inn.
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- Mononotto Inn, Fishers Island, NY, operated from 1893-1939. This hotel was built for and run by the Hoppes family of Bethlehem, PA. until the early 1920s. It was unceremoniously razed in 1939.
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- A cluster of Bartlett Cottages overlooking Hay Harbor, circa 1896. The cottages were built for and run by George Bartlett who was connected to Bethlehem, PA. through work.
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- Robert P. Linderman house overlooking Hay Harbor, Fishers Island, NY, completed circa 1900. At the time this house was built, Mr. R.P. Linderman of South Bethlehem, PA. was president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Although only 36 at the time this house was completed, a tragedy ended his life before he reached 40.
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- The Garrett B. Linderman house, Fishers Island, NY, photograph dated 1902. Mr. G.B. Linderman was a prominent businessman of the Lehigh Valley section of PA. A series of business miscalculations and serious errors in judgment triggered a precipitous decline in his fortunes.
