A fire swept through one of the buildings on the former Nevele Resort property last week.
On March 19, The Winter Lodge building at the Nevele Grand Hotel in Ulster County caught ablaze. Local officials continue to seek the cause of the fire.
Thanks to firefighters from Ulster, Orange and Sullivan Counties, flames did not spread to the main high-rise building on the 463-acre property, but The Winter Lodge was destroyed
Tracing its origins back to the Borscht Belt era, the Nevele first opened its doors in 1901 and closed in 2009.
This fire has interrupted conservation efforts by the Borscht Belt Museum. The museum has been actively working to recover and salvage items from the hotel for preservation and display.
Andrew Jacobs, the co-founder of the Borscht Belt Museum, spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill.
Image: Dahlia Skeetersburg
now, as I am not from these parts (nor do I currently live or have lived anywhere near this place, I just absolutely adore the nevele, and I find its story towards the end such a huge tragedy that honestly should never have happened), I just want to say that these efforts to save the remains of some of the most beautiful structures that I have ever seen pictures of is truly noble and I’m quite excited to see what all they can save before it all gets ripped away. (I’m really hoping some more smaller things like room phones, any wearables, or even smaller furnitures like lamps can also be saved if there are any left)