Your Hosts
Judy and Carl Johnson are your hosts at Landon Hill Bed and Breakfast, along with Cranberry the family labrador. Our goal is simple — to make you feel at home while you visit the Adirondack Mountains. Carl and Judy, originally from nearby Glens Falls, NY, have enjoyed the recreation and beauty of the Adirondacks all their lives.
Great Bed and Breakfast- It’s a gem! This was our first time staying at a bed and breakfast and my fiancée and I had a fabulous time. Carl and Judy are both so sweet and very hospitable.
History of Landon Hill
Carl and Judy opened Landon Hill as a bed and breakfast in 1996, after a year of restoration work. The house was constructed around 1860 in the Queen Anne style. Though some of the original detail from the house is now gone, Landon Hill retains much of its original charm. The foundation is constructed from solid granite blocks quarried from the hillside on which it sits.
By the early 1900s the house was in use as a boarding house known locally as Sunset Camp. The house has changed hands several times since then, and now Judy and Carl Johnson call Landon Hill home.
History of Chestertown
The Town of Chester was incorporated in 1799, making it one of the oldest towns in the southern Adirondacks. In the town’s early days the economy was based on timber and other natural resources. By the early 1900s, the Adirondacks were becoming a burgeoning tourist destination, as well as a “fresh air refuge” for tuberculosis patients. Chestertown, with its plentiful balsam forests, lakes and streams, benefited from both trends. It was during this time that Landon Hill, known then as Sunset Camp, was a bustling boarding house catering to tourists and those looking for healthier surroundings.
In the 1920s, during the prohibition era, Chestertown was a stop on the illegal alcohol trade route that ran from Canada to New York City. The house at the time was rumored to have been a way station that catered to the pleasures of bootleggers.
