Grounded in Local History

The Taconic Wayside Inn has been in continuous operation since 1856. Over the years it has carried several names: the Iron Works Hotel in its earliest days, the Taconic Inn from 1899 to 1970, and the Taconic Wayside Inn since 1970. “Wayside” was added both because of its location just off New York State Route 22 and in tribute to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem cycle, Tales of a Wayside Inn.

Across the Street

Two charming buildings stand opposite the inn: a former general store, now the village post office (and bus stop), and the old Methodist church, now home to the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society Museum.

Our Beginnings: Iron Works Hotel

Shown at left on this Civil War–era map of the Copake Iron Works in the hamlet of Copake Falls (or “Cupcake Falls,” as some affectionately call it), the inn began its life housing workers from the nearby iron works.

Memory Lane

“Like the inns of Longfellow’s tales, the Taconic Wayside Inn has long been a gathering place where travelers stop, stories are shared, and community life unfolds.”

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We're hoping to find a buyer who will love the old place and the "Roe Jan" community as much as we have for 55 years.