March 7, 1912, Livingston Manor Times
“J P Bennett, proprietor of the well known Shawangunk Mountain House at Highview, overlooking the village of Bloomingburgh, has sold the property for $15,000 to William Hultslander of Highview and Benj. Decker of Lake, Orange County.
“The house will accommodate 125 and is so situated as to afford a grand view from the balcony, covering a distance of 25 miles.”