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Sharon, Connecticut, USA
The Bartram, Sharon, Conn.
The Bartram Inn overlooking the Village Green
"...[Around the 1880s] some houses were converted into country inns, notably the Sharon Inn (no longer extant) and the Bartram Inn, which an early-20th century advertisement described as "a well conducted country house, noted for its cleanliness; a haven of rest." With its elevated setting, views of bucolic fields and farms, old colonial houses, and quiet pace, Sharon was a perfect retreat from New York. At the same time, trains to the metropolis (along the Harlem line) were only a short carriage ride away, across the state line just to the west..." www.livingplaces.com