▁Town ▁of ▁Mont gom ery , ▁with ▁lav ish ▁interior ▁decor ▁reflect s ▁his ▁prosper ity ▁and ▁taste . ▁The ▁stone ▁wall ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁house ▁plan . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁his ▁daughter ▁and ▁son - in - law , ▁Sarah ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Str at ton . ▁The ▁son - in - law ▁had ▁bought ▁a ▁large ▁gr ist mill ▁across ▁the ▁Wall kill ▁from ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁ran ▁it ▁until ▁it ▁became ▁un prof itable ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁Str att ons ' ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁the ▁priv y ▁and ▁well house ▁were ▁added . ▁ ▁Str at ton ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁Charles ▁Ka une ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁added ▁the ▁large ▁bar n , ▁later ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁gar age , ▁around ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁it ▁passed ▁through ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁own ers . ▁Two ▁of ▁them , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁restored ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁latter , ▁Susan ▁C ock burn , ▁was ▁later ▁elected ▁to ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁town ▁super visor , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Orange ▁County , ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁References