Gallivan Historical Tour Guide 2.26.2015

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New York State Senator

Patrick M. Gallivan

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Historical Pathway Through the 59th Senate District


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Historic PathwaysOf the 59th Senate District

Western New York is rich in historical tradition

and you’re invited to learn about our area’s past,

present, and future. From the natural beauty of our

State Parks to the architecture created by early settlers,

there is something to explore and discover around every

corner. Learn about the local people who made history, including

former President Millard Fillmore, by touring their homes and where

they worked.

So what are you waiting for? Come explore our rich local history

and experience for yourself the many great sites in the 59th Senate

District.


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A. Aurora Historical Museum300 Gleed AvenueEast Aurora, NY 14052(716) 652-4735The Aurora Historical Society was founded in1951 by a group who recognized the importanceof preserving our past for the enlightenmentand enrichment of future generations. Themission of the Aurora Historical Society is tocollect, preserve and interpret the rich heritageof the Town of Aurora.www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com

B. Baker Memorial MethodistEpiscopal Church345 Main Street

East Aurora, NY 14052(716) 652-0500The Baker Memorial Methodist EpiscopalChurch moved from its original (1829) buildingto its present location in 1878. Urged on byyoung members calling themselves, “TheChurch of Tomorrow,” and supported bythe generosity of Carrie Baker Maxwell, thecongregation completed its present structurein 1928 and named it for Mrs. Maxwell’s father,

Chauncey Steele Baker. Baker’s sanctuary isknown for its 17 Tiffany windows, six of whichare signed.www.bakerchurch.org

C. Bruce-Briggs Brick Block5483 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086Bruce-Briggs Brick Block is a historic

rowhouse block which incorporates bothGreek Revival and Italianate style decorativedetails and is considered to be a mid-19thcentury brick structure unique in WNY. Therowhouses were built for George Bruce, one ofthe early settlers of Lancaster

D. Buffalo, Rochester and

Pittsburgh Railroad Station(Springville, New York)227 West Main StreetSpringville, NY 14141This historic train station was built in 1910 bythe Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway.

E. Central Avenue Historic DistrictLancaster, NY 14086

The Village of Lancaster Historic District hasone of the richest concentrations of buildings,commercial and residential, of significantarchitectural value in Erie County.

F. Citizens National Bank5 West Main StreetSpringville, NY 14141(716) 592-5167This historic bank was built in 1939 withModerne style design elements. The interiorfeatures a mural titled “Credit Man’s

Confidence in Man” and painted by Louis Grell.The building housed a bank until 1968.

G. Clark-Lester House5454 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086(716) 683-3753This historic home is a Queen Anne styledwelling constructed is 1891. It was home

to noted psychology professor Olive Lester,who lived here for most of her adult life.Lester was the first woman chair of any ofthe departments at the University at Buffalo.It is now operated as the Sassafras Bed andBreakfast.www.sassafrasbandb.com

H. Community of True Inspiration

Residence919 Mill Road

West Seneca, NY 14224

The Community of True Inspiration residenceis the best surviving example of a housebuilt by the Community of True Inspiration(the lnspirationists or Ebenezers), aChristian group that established a distinctiveagricultural settlement in the town of West

Seneca in 1842. Its distinctive design reflectsthe groups’ principles of common ownershipand plain living.

I. Depew US Post Office165 Warsaw StreetDepew, NY 14043This historic post office was designed and builtfrom 1938-1939. It is one of a number of post

offices in New York designed by the Officeof the Supervising Architect of the TreasuryDepartment, Louis A. Simon. The building isin the Colonial Revival style and the interiorfeatures a mural by Anne Poor painted in 1941and titled “Beginning the Day.”

J. Dr. John J. Nowak House5539 Broadway

Lancaster, NY 14086Dr. John J. Nowak House is a locallysignificant and distinct example of the SpanishRevival style built for Dr. John J. Nowak in1930. Several additions were built throughoutthe years and it is now used as a nursinghome.

— Aurora Historical Museum

— Baker Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church— Bruce-Briggs Brick Block— Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh

Railroad Station (Springville, New York)— Central Avenue Historic District— Citizens National Bank— Clark-Lester House— Community of True Inspiration

Residence

— Depew US Post Office— Dr. John J. Nowak House— East Main-Mechanic Streets Historic District— Firemens’ Memorial Exhibit Center— First Church of Evans Complex— Gamel Hexadecagon Barn— George and Gladys Scheidemantel

House— Graycliff— Herman B. VanPeyma House

— John P. Sommers House— John Richardson House— Kazoo Factory, Museum, and Gift Shop of Eden— Knox Farm State Park— Lancaster District School No. 6— Lancaster Masonic Lodge Hall— Lancaster Municipal Building— Lancaster US Post Office— Liebler-Rohl Gasoline Station— Millard Fillmore House

— Miller-Mackey House— Newton–Hopper Village Site— Old Sardinia Town Hall— Pioneer Cemetery— Rider-Hopkins Farm and Olmsted Camp— Roycroft Campus— Schoolhouse #8 History Center &

Museum— Springville Center for the Arts— Springville US Post Office— Warren Hull House— Zuidema-Idsardi House

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K. East Main-Mechanic StreetsHistoric DistrictSpringville, NY 14141East Main-Mechanic Streets Historic Districtis a 5.5-acre district encompassing 26contributing structures, which primarily servecommercial functions. Many of structures are

in the Italianate style.

L. Firemens’ Memorial ExhibitCenter4141 Seneca StreetWest Seneca, NY 14224(716) 712-0413The Firemens’ Memorial Exhibit Center ofWestern New York traces the history of fire

fighting in this area with equipment usedfrom the days of the bucket brigades to themotorized vehicles of the present day. TheCenter also houses rolling stock including fivehose carts, a Hook & Ladder Unit, two wheelchemical Carts, a 1968 International Chassiswith a Darley Body, a 1954 American LaFranceFireball, a 1932 Buffalo and a 1947 Buffalo.firemensexhibitcenter.com

M. First Church of Evans Complex7431 Erie RoadDerby, NY 14047This historic Presbyterian church complexconsists of the church, cemeteries, farmhouse(manse), and historic Ingersoll barn withlater additions that serve as a communityclubhouse. The church is an eclectic ColonialRevival style structure designed by Buffalo

architects Mann and Cook and constructedin 1915. The original cemetery includes gravesthat predate the congregation’s founding in1818.

N. Gamel Hexadecagon BarnShirley RdNorth Collins, NY 14111Gamel Hexadecagon Barn is a historic16-sided barn built in the Hexadecagon

architectural style.

O. George and GladysScheidemantel House363 Oakwood AveEast Aurora, NY 14052George and Gladys Scheidemantel House isa locally distinctive example of the Arts andCrafts movement style of architecture built in

1910. It combines elements of the AmericanFoursquare and Craftsman styles. GeorgeScheidemantel was for a time head of theRoycroft Leather Shop and the house designer,William Roth, was head Roycroft carpenter.The house now serves as The Elbert HubbardRoycroft Museum.

P. Graycliff6472 Old Lake Shore RoadDerby, NY 14047(716) 947-9217The Graycliff estate was designed by FrankLloyd Wright and was built between 1926and 1931. Also called “The Jewel on the Lake”,

Graycliff is sited on a bluff overlooking LakeErie with sweeping views of downtown Buffaloand the Canadian shore. Graycliff is one of themost ambitious and extensive summer estatesWright ever designed.www.graycliffestate.org

Q. Herman B. VanPeyma House5565 Broadway

Lancaster, NY 14086Herman B. VanPeyma House is a historic homeand an example of the eclectic architecturefeaturing the Queen Anne style, built circa1890. It was built for Herman BoetkhoutVanPeyma, an early Dutch immigrant to theTown of Lancaster.

R. John P. Sommers House33 Lake Avenue

Lancaster, NY 14086John P. Sommers House is a historic homebuilt in 1906 in Queen Anne style.

S. John Richardson House5653 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086John Richardson House is a historic homeand a distinct example of the vernacular

interpretation of Italianate style. It was built in1840 by John Richardson, a local brickmakerand builder.

T. Kazoo Factory, Museum, and GiftShop of Eden8703 South Main StreetEden, NY 14057(716) 992-3960The Original American Kazoo Company was

established in 1916 and is now the only metalkazoo factory in North America. The museumhighlights history, trivia, and shows step-by-step the way kazoos are made. This workingmuseum continues to manufacture a completeline of kazoos.www.edenkazoo.com

U. Knox Farm State Park

437 Buffalo RoadEast Aurora, NY 14052(716) 549-1802Knox Farm State Park is the former countryestate of Buffalo’s renowned Knox Family. Thepark’s 633 acres are comprised of a variety ofhabitats, including 400 acres of grasslands

and 100 acres of woodlands, ponds andseveral wetland areas. Visitors to Knox Farmcan observe wildlife, hike, cross-country skiand ride horseback along beautifully scenicnature trails.parks.ny.gov/parks/163

V. Lancaster District School No. 63703 Bowen RoadLancaster, NY 14086The Lancaster District School No. 6, alsoknown as the Little Red Schoolhouse, wasconstructed in 1868 according to the reformideals of the mid-19th century. The school wasused from 1868 to 1948 when it was closeddue to the centralization of all Lancaster

schools. In the 1950s and 1960s it was usedas a polling location until it was damaged byfire in 1967.

W. Lancaster Masonic Lodge Hall5497 Broadway

Lancaster, NY 14086

The Lancaster Masonic Lodge Hall is a locallydistinctive example of the Neo-ClassicalRevival style of architecture. It was built

between 1916 and 1919 as a meeting hall forthe local Masons and today, it is used as acommercial office building.

X. Lancaster Municipal Building 5423 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086The Lancaster Municipal Building is a historicmunicipal building, built in 1940. It is anexample of the Moderne style of design andalso as an example of the work of Buffaloarchitects Hudson and Hudson. It has servedas the center of the Village of Lancastergovernment since 1940.

Y. Lancaster US Post Office5064 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086This historic post office was designed and builtfrom 1938-1939. It is one of a number of postoffices in New York designed by the Office

of the Supervising Architect of the TreasuryDepartment, Louis A. Simon. The building isin the Colonial Revival style and the interiorfeatures a mural by Arthur Getz painted in1940 and titled “Early Commerce in the ErieCanal Region.”

Z. Liebler-Rohl Gasoline Station5500 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086

The Liebler-Rohl Gasoline Station is a historicfilling station and Lancaster’s sole exampleof historic 20th century roadside commercialarchitecture. It is in the Tudor Revival style ofarchitecture and was operated as a gasolinestation until the 1960s. It currently operates asa seasonal ice cream shop, known as Frosty’s.


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AA. Millard Fillmore House24 Shearer AvenueEast Aurora, NY 14052(716) 652-4735The Fillmore House was the residence of the13th President of the United States, MillardFillmore. Fillmore built this house in 1826 andlived there only four years during which time

his son was born. Besides the White House,it is the only surviving structure of residencefor President Fillmore. It is open to the publicfrom June through October on Wednesdays,Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4.www.aurorahistoricalsociety.com

BB. Miller-Mackey House5440 BroadwayLancaster, NY 14086

The Miller-Mackey House is a locallydistinctive example of the Colonial Revivalstyle of architecture from the early 20thcentury. The property enjoyed a longassociation with two locally prominent familieswho were active both in medicine and in thecommercial life of the community. The Boys’and Girls’ Club has used the property as arecreational and social facility for the area’syoung people.

CC. Newton–Hopper Village SiteElma, NY The ancient grounds were the location of aSeneca village and burial grounds more than200 years ago. Humans have lived at the sitefor approximately 4,000 years, archaeologistsbelieve. In recent times it has been a workingfarm in the Newton-Hopper family. It isbelieved that the grounds contain the burialplot of Seneca Indian Chief Big Kettle, leaderof the tribe following the death of Chief RedJacket in 1830.

DD. Old Sardinia Town Hall12070 Savage RoadSardinia, NY 14134Old Sardinia Town Hall, also known as theSardinia Meeting House and First Baptist

Church of Sardinia, is a historic town hall thatis now home to the Sardinia Historical Societyand Museum.

EE. Pioneer CemeteryWest side of N. Main St. between Gold St. &Beach RdEvans Center, NY 14006Pioneer Cemetery, also known as Evans Center

Cemetery, is a historic cemetery consistingof 10 to 11 rows of burials, with the oldestdating to 1810. The majority of the burials datebetween 1810 and 1860, with the most recentburial in 1928. Most are marked with simpletablet headstones.

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FF. Rider-Hopkins Farm andOlmsted Camp12820 Benton RoadSardinia, NY 14134Rider-Hopkins Farm and Olmsted Camp isa historic farm and summer camp locatedcontaining a Greek Revival style brick

farmhouse dating to the 1840s known asthe James and Abigail Hopkins House. Theproperty retains its original boundaries aspurchased from the Holland Land Company in1828. It is also the site of the Olmsted Camp - aturn of the 20th century family summer campin the Adirondack “Great Camp” tradition.The camp buildings are in the Arts and Craftsstyle and grounds are laid out in a naturalistic

manner

GG. Roycroft Campus21 SouthEast Aurora, NY 14052(716) 655-7252The Roycroft Campus was a reformistcommunity of craft workers and artists whichformed part of the Arts and Crafts movementin the United States. Elbert Hubbard foundedthe community in 1895 in the village ofEast Aurora. Participants were known asRoycrofters and the work and philosophy ofthe group, often referred to as the Roycroftmovement, had a strong influence on thedevelopment of American architecture anddesign in the early 20th century.

HH. Schoolhouse #8 HistoryCenter & Museum2101 School StreetNorth Collins, NY 14111(716)337-3341Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum

is dedicated to preserving this one-roomrural schoolhouse, complete with periodappropriate furnishings, teaching aids, andmemorabilia. The best way to experience themany education changes is for current andfuture generations to visit and be able to seeand touch a real, restored, rural school likethe one in which many of their ancestorswere educated.

www.schoolhouse8.info

II. Springville Center for the Arts37 North Buffalo StreetSpringville, NY 14141(716) 592-9038Springville Center for the Arts fulfills theirmission by maintaining a center to houseperformance, exhibition, educational and

other arts programs. The Baptist Church thathouses Springville Center for the Arts is oneof five churches that originally lined the Greenthe Baptist Church is a representation of anecclesial design by regional architect CyrusK. Porter.www.springvillearts.org

JJ. Springville US Post Office75 Franklin StreetSpringville, NY 14141This historic post office was designed and builtfrom 1938-1939. It is one of a number of postoffices in New York designed by the Officeof the Supervising Architect of the TreasuryDepartment, Louis A. Simon. The lobbyfeatures a mural by Victoria H. Huntley paintedin 1938, and titled “Fiddler’s Green.”

KK. Warren Hull House5976 Genesee StreetLancaster, NY 14086(716) 681-6451The Hull House, built in 1810 by Warren Hull,is the oldest stone dwelling in Erie County andis a rare piece of early American architecture.It is currently being restored by the HullHouse Foundation as an educational and

interpretive center for early 19th century life inthe WNY frontier. It is a rare surviving exampleof Federal style architecture in the NiagaraRegion and is purported to be the oldestsubstantial stone dwelling in Erie County.www.hullfamilyhome.org

LL. Zuidema-Idsardi House5556 Broadway

Lancaster, NY 14086Zuidema-Idsardi House is a historichome and a distinct example of thevernacular interpretation of Italianate style,incorporating elements of Eastlake Movementornamentation. It was built for John H.Zuidema, a local Dutch businessman, circa1876.


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- Arcade and Attica Railroad- Arcade Center Farm- Arcade Historical Society- Attica Market and MainHistoric District

- Attica US Post Office- Augustus A. Smith House- Brick Presbyterian Church- Bryant Fleming House- Epworth Hall- Exchange Street Historic District- First Free Will Baptist Church of Pike- First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry

- First Universalist Church of Portageville- Java School No. 1- Letchworth State Park- Middlebury Academy- Monument Circle Historic District- Perry Downtown Historic District- Seth M. Gates House- Silver Lake Institute Historic District

- Trinity Church- Warsaw Academy- Warsaw Downtown Historic District- Warsaw US Post Office- Wyoming Village Historic District

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A - Arcade and Attica Railroad

278 Main Street

Arcade, NY 14009

Incorporated in 1917, the Arcade & Attica

Railroad is a short line railroad that hauls

freight between Arcade and North Java. The

railroad originally connected Arcade with

Attica, however the right of way from NorthJava north to Attica was abandoned in 1957

due to flooding on the Tonawanda Creek.

www.arcadeandatticarr.com

B - Arcade Center Farm7298 NY 98Arcade, NY 14009Arcade Center Farm is a historic home andfarm complex. Its Greek Revival–style framestructure was built around 1835. The farmoccupies 59 acres and, in addition to thefarmhouse, includes a historic 19th centurybarn.

C - Arcade Historical Society331 Main StreetArcade, NY 14009

(585) 492-4466The Society was originally formed in 1957 asthe Arcade Sesquicentennial and HistoricalSociety for the 150th anniversary of thesettlement of the town. The AHS is dedicatedto collecting and preserving objects, records,and other artifacts that illustrate the history ofthe Town of Arcade and the surrounding area.www.arcadehistoricalsociety.org

D - Attica Market and Main HistoricDistrict2-28 & 19-45 Market Street, 2-10 & 21-39Main StreetAttica, NY 14011The Market and Main District is a commercialcore of 23 buildings dating from 1827 to1915 and represents the village’s growthresulting from industrial development alongthe intersection of major transportation

routes. The resulting growth helped lead tothe development of the Exchange District,which captures Attica’s history as a railroadboomtown.

E - Attica US Post Office76 Main StreetAttica, NY 14011 This historic post office building was designedand built in 1936-1937 as a Works ProgressAdministration project, and is one of a numberof post offices in New York designed by theOffice of the Supervising Architect of theTreasury Department, Louis A. Simon. The

building is in the Colonial Revival style andthe interior includes a mural painted in 1938by Thomas Donnelly and titled “Fall in theGenesee Country”.

F - Augustus A. Smith House125 Main StreetAttica, NY 14011Augustus A. Smith House, also known asGermain House, is a large, irregularly massedQueen Anne style residence constructed in1890.

G - Brick Presbyterian Church6 Church StreetPerry, NY 14530(585) 237-2726

Brick Presbyterian Church is a Gothic Revivalstyle church built in 1909 of randome ashlarPennsylvania limestone. It is a product of theBuffalo architectural firm of Green & Wicks.

H - Bryant Fleming House1024 Tower RoadWyoming, NY 14591Bryant Fleming House is a historic home builtin 1850 and is a vernacular Italianate-stylecottage. Another main building is a multi-purpose “playhouse” designed for large-scaleentertaining and accommodation of overnightguests. The property includes notablelandscape features that its principal owner,Bryant Fleming designed and installed after hepurchased the property about 1910.

I - Epworth HallPerry AvenuePerry, NY 14530Epworth Hall is a historic assembly hall builtin 1892 in the Colonial Revival style. It is thelargest of three such halls on the grounds ofthe Silver Lake Institute, a Methodist-affiliatedcamp facility established in 1873.

J - Exchange Street HistoricDistrict15-48 Exchange Street & Erie RR DepotAttica, NY 14011Exchange Street Historic District is a nationalhistoric district encompassing twelvecontributing buildings along two blocks in thevillage of Attica. They are brick and framecommercial buildings built after the fire of1877. The buildings provided service andhospitality for rail passengers and for culturaland social events for Attica’s citizens. Theyinclude the Williams Opera House (1879),Wyoming House (1878), Hotel Liberty or

Attica Hotel (c. 1880), The Railroad Store (c.1885), Erie House (1880), Spann Block (1874),Western Hotel (1832), and Erie Depot (1879).

K - First Free Will Baptist Churchof Pike72 Main Street

Pike, NY 14130 First Free Will Baptist Church of Pike is ahistoric Baptist church built in 1881 in a LateVictorian Gothic style. A baptistry was addedin 1917 and a rear addition in 1926.

L - First Methodist EpiscopalChurch of Perry35 Covington Street

Perry, NY 14530First Methodist Episcopal Church of Perry,now known as Perry United Methodist Church,is a historic Methodist Episcopal church.The Gothic Revival style church is home to aMethodist congregation dating to 1816.

M- First Universalist Church ofPortageville

E. Koy Road at NY 19APortageville, NY 14536First Universalist Church of Portageville,also known as The Portageville Chapel, is ahistoric Universalist church. It has a GreekRevival style structure with Gothic and Federalelements dating to 1841.

N - Java School No. 1

NY 78Java Village, NY 14083

Java School No. 1 is a historic school built inthe Italian Villa style. It was built about 1850

and operated as a school until 1967. In 1969,the building was occupied by the local Grange

and now also houses the Java HistoricalSociety Museum, a local history museum that

is open by appointment.

O - Letchworth State ParkGenesee River Gorge Bet. Portagevilleand Mt. Morris

Genesee Falls, NY 14536(585) 493-3600

Letchworth State Park, renowned as the“Grand Canyon of the East,” is one of the most

scenically magnificent areas in the eastern

U.S. Hikers can choose among 66 milesof hiking trails. Trails are also available for

horseback riding, biking, snowmobiling andcross-country skiing.

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P - Middlebury Academy22 S. Academy Street

Wyoming, NY 14591 Middlebury Academy is a historic school,

which was erected by the citizens of Wyomingin 1817. This Greek Revival style structure was

originally sponsored by the Baptist Church

until the academy became a Union Free Schoolin 1880 and operated as a school until 1912.

It is now home to the Middlebury HistoricalSociety.

Q - Monument CircleHistoric DistrictEast Court St. from North. Main Street to Park

Street and adjacent parts of Main and ParkWarsaw, NY 14569

Monument Circle Historic District is a national

historic district which consists of 18 acresand includes a broad range of architecturally

significant resources. It encompasses twenty-one late 19th and early 20th century civic,

religious, and domestic properties. Highlightsinclude the Soldiers and Sailors Monument

(1876–1877), Warsaw Public Library (1905),Augustus Frank House (1849-1850), Wyoming

County Courthouse (1937), County Sheriff’s

Office and Jail (ca. 1901), and UnitedMethodist Church (1901–1902).

R - Perry Downtown HistoricDistrictNorth & South Main, Covington, & Lake

Streets, Borden Avenue

Perry, NY 14530 Perry Downtown Historic District is a national

historic district encompassing 41 contributingbuildings in the village of Perry. They are

a variety of commercial, institutional, andgovernmental buildings with most built

between 1850 and 1918. They include theTown Hall (1909), Masonic Temple (1914),

Bussey Block (1898), Bailey-Roche Block (c.1836), A. Cole and Wygant Building (1867),

Garrison Building (1901), Rufus Smith Block

(1856), Howell Building (1895), Traver PlaceApartments (1924), and the Wise Building

(1903).

S - Seth M. Gates House15 Perry Avenue

Warsaw, NY 14569Seth M. Gates House was built in 1824 andexpanded in 1843. Its owner from about

1843 until his death was Seth M. Gates, whoserved in the U.S. House of Representatives

from 1838 to 1842. From the time of his

purchase, for the next 15 years the housewas a station on the Underground Railroad,

Gates concealing the fugitives in the cellarand attic. From 1893 to 1924, it was home to

the Society of Village Works, a local charitable

organization.

www.warsawhistory.org/gates-history.html

T - Silver Lake Institute

Historic District

46 Wesley Road

Silver Lake, NY 14549

Silver Lake Institute Historic District is a

national historic district consisting of 13 acresand is historically significant because of its

association with the Silver Lake Institute, a

Methodist affiliated camp facility established

in 1873. The properties reflect the evolution

of the institute from a Methodist Revivalist

summer camp in the 1870s and 1880s to a

cultural, educational, and religious summer

institute in the Chautauqua tradition during

the 1880s and 1890s, and finally to a secularsummer cottage community in the early 20th

century. The focal point of the community

is Burt Park and the district includes 72

additional properties including 70 cottages.

U - Trinity Church

62 West Buffalo Street

Warsaw, NY 14569Trinity Church, also known as Trinity Episcopal

Church, is an historic Episcopal church built

in 1853-1854. This Gothic style frame church

closely follows the plan and elevations of a

country church published by Richard Upjohn

in his book Upjohn’s Rural Architecture

Upjohn’s connection with the design of the

church has been confirmed by a letter dated

December 30, 1853.www.trinitywarsaw.org

V - Warsaw Academy

73 S. Main Street

Warsaw, NY 14569

Warsaw Academy is a historic school built

in the Greek Revival style. Built as a school

in 1846, the building has housed a Masonictemple since 1907.

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W - Warsaw Downtown Historic

District

North & South Main between Frank & Brooklyn

Streets

Warsaw, NY 14569

Warsaw Downtown Historic District is a

national historic district encompassingthirty-six contributing buildings in the village

of Warsaw. They are a variety of commercial,

institutional, and religious buildings with

most built between the 1870s and 1915.

A number of commercial buildings were

constructed after the fires of 1867 and 1887.

They include the Andrew Jackson Warner

designed United Church of Warsaw (1860s),

First Baptist Church (1889), Bartlett Block(1866, 1890), Hostetter’s Pharmacy (1888),

New Watkin’s Hotel (1888) Sullivan Building

(1915), Wyoming County Bank (1905), Glover’s

Department Store (1916), Gardner’s Grocery

(1860-1870), Pratt Grocery (1870), Farman-

Humphrey Block (1884), Lincoln Block (1894-

1900), and Schwab’s Motor Sales (1940).

X. Warsaw US Post Office

35 S. Main Street

Warsaw, NY 14569

This historic post office building was designed

and built in 1934-1935 as a Works Progress

Administration project, and is one of a number

of post offices in New York designed by the

Office of the Supervising Architect of the

Treasury Department, Louis A. Simon.

Y. Wyoming Village Historic

District

NY 19

Wyoming, NY 14591

Wyoming Village Historic District is a

national historic district organized much

like a New England village around a smalltriangular village green. The district includes

approximately 70 structures along the two

principal streets, Main and Academy Streets.

The most dominant structures are the

Presbyterian Church (1830), “Fire Tower”

(1902), Village Hall (1902), and Middlebury

Academy.


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A Aaron Barber MemorialBuilding 143 Genesee StreetAvon, NY 14414Also known as the Avon Free Library, theAaron Barber Memorial Building, is a historiclibrary building. It was built in 1928 in theColonial Revival style.

B - Asahel Warner House 7136 W. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Asahel Warner House is a historic home builtin 1810. It was remodeled in the 1860s and in1907 and features Italianate details. A thirdfloor attic contains a Masonic Lodge meetingroom with paneling dated to 1907. Also on theproperty are a contributing barn, shed, andchicken coop.

C - Avon Five Arch Bridge2078 Avon Geneseo RoadAvon, NY 14414(585) 243-7010This bridge was built in 1856-1857 by theGenesee Valley RR in order to span theConesus Outlet. This limestone bridge waspart of the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mt.Morris line, which was electrified in 1907.In 1941 the Avon – Mt. Morris section wasabandoned and the rails removed. The bridgeis in excellent condition, but not connectedto a rail line.

D - Avon Inn55 E. Main Street

Avon, NY 14414(585) 226-8181Built in 1820 in the Greek Revival style, theAvon Inn is an historic sanitarium. Severalexpansions were made, including the ColonialRevival style dining room in 1912. It currentlyoperates as a restaurant, banquet hall, andan inn for any type of getaway.www.avoninn.com

E - Barber-Mulligan Farm 5403 Barber RoadAvon, NY 14414Barber-Mulligan Farm is a historic farm thatincludes a number of the original buildings,examples of late Greek Revival architecture,as well as many improvements. The mostimportant cluster is the central farm complex

that includes the main house, a carriagehouse, horse barn, and corncrib, all built in1852 by Aaron Barber.

F Barnard Cobblestone House 7192 W. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Barnard Cobblestone House is a historiccobblestone home built in the late Federaland early Greek Revival style. A remodelingin the 1880s added Queen Anne style details

including the verandah. Also on the propertyis a 19th-century carriage barn.

G - Big Springs Museum3095 Main StreetCaledonia, NY 14423(585) 538 9880The Big Springs Museum’s collection iscomprised of objects that reflect the history

of the Caledonia-Mumford community Thecollection includes an emphasis on the area’srural, agriculture character and the livesof the residents. The collection includesexamplesof Caledonia’s Seth Green FishHatchery, military artifacts and memorabilia,items pertaining to public education andlocal spiritual life, toys, paintings and folkart, Native American artifacts, natural history

collections, and an extensive costume andtextile collection.

H - Black and White Farm Barn7420 Dansville-Mt. Morris Road, NY 36Sonyea, NY 14556Black and White Farm Barn is a historic barnbuilt in 1884 on a 600-acre farm. The barn,designed by architect Joseph Cone, also

features a central courtyard.

I - Boyd & Parker Park andGroveland AmbuscadeUS 20A; Gray Hill RoadCuylerville, NY 14481Boyd & Parker Park and GrovelandAmbuscade is a historic park area consistingof two sites. The sites commemorate the

Boyd and Parker ambush, which tookplace during the Sullivan Expedition of theAmerican Revolutionary War in September1779.

J - Bristol House1950 Lake AvenueLima, NY 14485Bristol House is a historic home built between1870 and 1875 and is a two-story Italianate

style frame dwelling.

- Aaron Barber Memorial Building- Asahel Warner House- Avon Five Arch Bridge- Avon Inn- Barber-Mulligan Farm- Barnard Cobblestone House- Big Springs Museum

- Black and White Farm Barn- Boyd & Parker Park and Groveland

Ambuscade- Bristol House- Caledonia House Hotel- Caledonia Library- Cargill House- Clark Farm Complex- Clark-Keith House- Corby Farm Complex

- Coverdale Cobblestone House- Dayton House- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station- DePuy, William, House- Draper House- First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon- First Presbyterian Church of Avon- Ganoung Cobblestone Farmhouse

- Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall- Geneseo Historic District- Godfrey House and Barn Complex- Hall’s Opera Block- Harden House- Hillcrest- J. Francis Kellogg House- J. Franklin Peck House- Leech--Lloyd Farmhouse and

Barn Complex- Leech-Parker Farmhouse- Lima Village Historic District- Linwood- Livingston County Historical Society- Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse

and Barn Complex- Martin Farm Complex- Matthew Warner House- Morgan Cobblestone Farmhouse

- National Hotel- National Warplane Museum- Ogilvie Moses Farmhouse- School No. 6- Sparta First Presbyterian Church- Spencer House- Stanley House- Street Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex- Sweet Briar- Thomas Peck Farmhouse- Wadsworth Homestead- Westerly- William Harmon House- William L. Vary House- Williamsburg Cemetery- Zebulon Moses Farm Complex

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3141 State StreetCaledonia, NY 14423 Caledonia House Hotel, also known asthe Masonic Temple, is a historic hotelconstructed in 1831–1833 of cut-stone in theFederal style. Built originally as a hotel andused as such through the 19th century, the

structure now houses two commercial spaceson the first floor and the local masonic templeon the second and third floors.

L - Caledonia Library3108 W. Main StreetCaledonia, NY 14423(585) 538-4512The Caledonia Library is a historiclibrary building established in 1873. It is

still currently operating as the library inCaledonia.

M - Cargill House1839 Rochester StreetLima, NY 14485Cargill House is a historic home built in 1852and is an elegant, Greek Revival–style brickdwelling. Also on the property is a carriagebarn, two cut-stone hitching posts, and a

spring-fed pond.

N - Clark Farm Complex 7646 E. Main RoadLima, NY 14485Clark Farm Complex is a historic home,constructed in the early 1830s, and farmcomplex. It is a large working farm composedof a mid-19th century farmhouse and fullcomplex of farm related support structures.

There are twelve related farm dependenciesincluding a well house, smoke house, privy,garage, and chicken house. O - Clark-Keith House3092 Main StreetCaledonia, NY 14423 Clark-Keith House is a historic homeconstructed of cut stone in the Federalstyle. The structure was built in 1827 and

has housed a tavern, post office, the villagelibrary, banks, and insurance agents. Sincethe 1920s, it has been used as a residence.

P - Corby Farm Complex7400 Corby RoadHoneoye Falls, NY 14472Corby Farm Complex is a historic farmcomplex consisting of the farmhouse and agarage, smokehouse, pump house, clothes

drying pole, privy, barn, two silos, and gateposts The farmhouse was built in the mid-19th century and remodeled in 1877 and againabout 1900.

2049 Coverdale RoadLeicester, NY 14481Coverdale Cobblestone House is a historichome, which was completed in 1837. It wasbuilt in the late Federal and early GreekRevival style and features medium-sizedcobbles in its construction.

R - Dayton House7180 W. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Dayton House is a historic home built in1844 and was expanded and upgraded inthe 1850s and 1860s. It has Greek Revivalform and an overlay of Italianate and GothicRevival design elements. Also on the property

is a large carriage house, smoke house, andoriginal cast iron lamp poStreet.

S - Delaware, Lackawanna &Western Railroad StationSouth Park Dr.Leicester, NY 14481 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadStation is a historic railway station built in1915 in the Arts and Crafts style.

T - DePuy, William, House1825 Genesee StreetLima, NY 14485William DePuy House is a historic home builtin 1851 with vernacular Greek Revival andGothic Revival design elements.

U - Draper House

1764 Rochester StreetLima, NY 14485Draper House is a historic home built in 1842and remodeled in the 1860s with vernacularItalianate style design features.

V - First Methodist EpiscopalChurch of Avon130 Genesee StreetAvon, NY 14414

First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon,also known as Avon United MethodistChurch, is a historic Methodist Episcopalchurch designed by Rochester architectJames Goold Cutler. This Romanesque-stylebrick building was built in 1879.

W - First Presbyterian Church of Avon 5605 Avon-Lima Road

East Avon, NY 14414First Presbyterian Church of Avon is ahistoric Presbyterian church built in theFederal style. Construction of the buildingstarted in 1812 and it was dedicated in 1827. In1866, the existing church was renovated andthe present tower added.

gFarmhouse2798 Popular Hill RoadLima, NY 14485Ganoung Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historichome constructed in the 1830s in the lateFederal and early Greek Revival style. Also onthe property is a 19th-century carriage barn,

small shed, and a well with pump.

Y - Genesee Wesleyan Seminaryand Genesee College HallCollege StreetLima, NY 14485These two historic buildings are locatedon the campus of Elim Bible Institute. TheGenesee Wesleyan Seminary building,a neoclassical–style brick structure, was

constructed in 1842 and now serves as thecollege Administration Building. The GeneseeCollege Hall was completed in 1851 and is acomplete neoclassical temple form.

Z - Geneseo Historic DistrictMain Street from the courthouse at Court andNorth StreetsGeneseo, NY 14454The district includes Geneseo’s historiccommercial center and its most refinedresidential neighborhood, plus the estate ofthe Wadsworth family. The district consistsof 312 properties, of which 288 are currentlycontributing.

AA - Godfrey House and BarnComplex1325 Rochester Road

Lima, NY 14485Godfrey House and Barn Complex is a historichome and barn complex built in 1853. Inaddition to the Italianate-style farmhouse,there are four contributing buildings andtwo structures dating from the 1850s to the1930s. They include two barns, a milk house,a chicken house, garage, and a silo.

BB - Hall’s Opera Block

15-19 Genesee StreetAvon, NY 14414Hall’s Opera Block, also known as Clark’sOpera House and Avon Opera Block, isa historic commercial building that wascompleted in 1876 in the Italianate style. Thetop floor performance space was a centralgathering place for the community, wherecitizens of all ranks could congregate toattend theatrical performances, lectures,

dances, political meetings, and schoolgraduations.

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7343 E. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Harden House is a historic home built in1885 and is a two-story frame dwelling in theQueen Anne style. Also on the property is a19th-century carriage house.

DD - Hillcrest7242 W. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Hillcrest is a historic home constructedin 1838-1840. Stylistically, the house is acombination of Federal and Greek Revivaldesign. Also on the property is a gazeboconstructed from the remains of the privy andcarriage barn.

EE - J. Francis Kellogg House255 Genesee StreetAvon, NY 14414J. Francis Kellogg House is a ColonialRevival–style dwelling with Arts and Craftsinfluenced detailing constructed in 1908. Itwas designed by architect Claude Bragdon.

FF -. J. Franklin Peck House7347 E. Main Street

Lima, NY 14485J. Franklin Peck House is a historic homebuilt in 1853 in the Greek Revival–style byarchitect J. Franklin Peck.

GG - Leech--Lloyd Farmhouse andBarn Complex1589 and 1601 York StreetLima, NY 14485Leech-Lloyd Farmhouse and Barn Complex

is a historic home built in 1800 and dates tothe settlement period. The barn complex wasdemolished in May 1989.

HH - Leech-Parker Farmhouse1537 York StreetLima, NY 14485Leech-Parker Farmhouse is a historic homebuilt in 1800 in a New England buildingtradition. Also on the property are a privy and

well dating from the 19th century.

II - Lima Village Historic District1881--1885 & 1818--1870 Rochester Street,Lima Presbyterian Church, 7304--7312 &7303--7315 E. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Lima Village Historic District is a nationalhistoric district encompassing 21 commercial,religious, civic, and residential properties in

the historic core of the incorporated villageof Lima and centered on the Four Cornersbusiness district. The buildings date from1845 to 1923.

1912 York Road York, NY 14592 Linwood, also known as the Gratwick Estate,is a national historic district, census-designated place and farm. The district isa 350-acre site with twelve buildings, ninesites, four structures, and two objects.

KK - Livingston County HistoricalSociety30 Center StreetGeneseo, NY 14454(585) 243-9147The Livingston County Historical Society isan educational institution whose purposeis to present, promote, preserve, and value

the rich history of Livingston County. TheDistrict #5 Union Schoo, built in 1838,houses the LCHS because James and WilliamWadsworth donated this land to remainforever a site educational purposes.www.livingstoncountyhistoricalsociety.com

LL - Markham CobblestoneFarmhouse and Barn Complex 6857 Heath--Markham RoadLima, NY 14485Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse andBarn Complex is a historic home and barncomplex constructed in 1832 in the lateFederal and early Greek Revival style. Alsoon the property are a full complement ofoutbuildings dating from the 19th and early20th century, including three contributingbarns, a shed, two silos, a well with pump,

and the remains of a former barn.

MM - Martin Farm Complex1301 Bragg StreetLima, NY 14485Martin Farm Complex is a historic home andfarm complex consisting of a gentlemanfarmer’s Italian villa farmhouse along with afull complement of contributing agriculturaloutbuildings. In addition to the farmhouse,

there is a brick office building, milk house,sheds, privy, carriage barn, chicken house,four barns, a pergola, smoke house, castiron fence, stepping stone, and two hitchingposts.

NN - Matthew Warner House7449 E. Main StreetLima, NY 14485

Matthew Warner House is a historic homebuilt in 1806. It was remodeled in the 1860sand the 1920s. The 1860s remodelingresulted in the picturesque Gothic- Italianatecharacter. The house was used as an innin the early 19th century and as a roadsiderestaurant in the 1930s.

Farmhouse 6870 W. Main RoadLima, NY 14485Morgan Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historichome constructed in 1832 in the late Federaland early Greek Revival style. Also on theproperty is a historic hitching post.

PP - National Hotel2927 Main StreetCuylerville, NY 14481National Hotel is a historic hotel built in 1841in the Federal and Greek Revival–style. It wasframe reputedly a station on the UndergroundRailroad.

QQ - National Warplane Museum3489 Big Tree LaneGeneseo, NY 14454(585) 243-2100The 1941 Historical Aircraft Group, nowknown as the National Warplane Museum,was established in 1994 by an initial band of250 aviation enthusiasts. The primary goalis to maintain the traditional airshow held onthe turf strip at the Geneseo airport and tohighlight the aircraft of the past with a focuson World War II aviation.www.1941hag.org

RR - Ogilvie Moses Farmhouse2150 Clay StreetLima, NY 14485Ogilvie Moses Farmhouse is a historic homebuilt during the 1830s with vernacularGreek Revival style features. Contributing

structures on the property are a smokehouseand the remains of a root cellar.

SS - School No. 66679 Jenks RoadLima, NY 14485School No. 6 is a historic school buildingconstructed in 1843. This vernacular GreekRevival school closed in 1943 and convertedto a residence after 1953.

TT - Sparta First PresbyterianChurch4687 Scottsburg RoadGroveland, NY 14462Sparta First Presbyterian Church is a historicPresbyterian church, constructed in 1915-1916with a simple but sophisticated combinationof Arts and Crafts principals and freely styledTudor Gothic detailing executed with modern

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7372 E. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Spencer House is a historic home believedto date to the 1830s and then enlarged in the1850s and 1860s. The main block evinces thepersistence of Federal period architecturaltraditions. Also on the property is a

contributing 19th century carriage house.

VV - Stanley House7364 E. Main StreetLima, NY 14485Stanley House is a historic home built in 1857in Greek Revival style. Also on the propertyis a contributing 19th century carriage houseand privy.

WW - Street Rose Roman CatholicChurch ComplexLake AvenueLima, NY 14485St. Rose Roman Catholic Church Complex is aRoman Catholic church complex consisting offour contributing buildings: St. Rose Church,constructed 1870-1873; Brendan Hall,constructed in 1894 as a parochial school;the rectory; and the convent.

YY - Thomas Peck Farmhouse7955 E. Main RoadLima, NY 14485Thomas Peck Farmhouse is a historic homebuilt in 1812 and was remodeled between1860 and 1880. This is a Federal style stonebuilding with late 19th century Italianate andGothic Revival inspired design features.Also

on the property is a privy, an ice house, aguest / tenant house, and the remains of aformer barn complex.

ZZ - Wadsworth HomesteadNY 39 and U.S. 20AGeneseo, NY 14454(585) 764-9005Also known as “The Homestead”, this elegantmanor house was built by the Wadsworth

family in 1804, and remains in theirownership today. Original furnishings andephemera are part of the unique appeal ofthis venue that is now open to the public forweddings, celebrations, and events.www.wadsworthhomestead.com

1847 Genesee StreetLima, NY 14485William Harmon House is a historic homebuilt in 1851 and is a Gothic Revival styleboard-and-batten cottage in a cruciform plan.The exterior and interior of the home featurerich Gothic ornamentation.

CCC - William L. Vary House 7378 E. Main StreetLima, NY 14485William L. Vary House is a historic home builtin 1885 in the Queen Anne–style designed thePierce Brothers.

DDD - Williamsburg Cemetery Abel Road

Hampton Corners, NY 14462Williamsburg Cemetery is a historiccemetery established in 1792 and is one ofthe earliest European American settlementperiod cemeteries and is the last survivingabove ground remnant of Williamsburg.Williamsburg was established by CaptainCharles Williamson who was acting in hiscapacity as agent for British investors in thelate 18th century. Notable burials include U.S.Representative Charles H. Carroll and WilliamFitzhugh, Colonel Nathaniel Rochester, HenryFitzhugh, and James G. Birney. Stones beardates that range from about to 1910.

EEE -Zebulon Moses FarmComplex2770 Clay RoadLima, NY 14485

Zebulon Moses Farm Complex is a historichome and farm complex believed to date tothe early 19th century and was modernizedand expanded on in several stagesthroughout the later 19th century. Also onthe property is a carriage barn with attachedshed, three barns, and a machine shed.

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C - Donald Mann House327 Stewart RoadScottsville, NY 14546Built in 1830, the Donald Mann House isassociated with the early settlement ofScottish immigrants recruited by CaptainCharles Williamson Donald Mann and his wife, Margaret, were part of the early Scottishsettlement, buying land in East Inverness(Wheatland) around 1810. The house built isa good representative example of a Federalstyle stone house built of locally quarriedstone.

D - First Baptist Church ofMumford 5 Dakin Street

Mumford, NY 14511First Baptist Church of Mumford was builtin 1852, and is a vernacular Greek Revival–style frame church building on a cobblestonefoundation. Minor expansions and alterationswere done to the building through 1917. E - First Presbyterian Church ofMumfordGeorge and William Streets

Mumford, NY 14511First Presbyterian Church of Mumford is aHigh Victorian Gothic–style edifice built in1883 of rare bog limestone.

F - Florendin Feasel House1294 Lehigh Station RoadHenrietta, NY 14467Records show the Feasel House was builtaround 1866 and when owned by Florendin

Feasel, the property was a 35-acre farmadjacent to a large dairy operation. Thedairy closed in the 1950s and the farmacreage was reduced to slightly over half anacre by subsequent owners responding todevelopment pressures. The property retainsits rural character largely due to a creek,plantings and a town park created on theformer dairy lands, which create a barrierbetween the development and the house.

G - Grace Church9 Brown’s AvenueScottsville, NY 14546Grace Church is a historic Episcopal churchdesigned by noted Rochester architectHarvey Ellis and built in 1885. It is in the Latincross form in the Richardsonian Romanesquestyle. Attached is a Sunday school wing

constructed in 1956 and a square, shingledbell tower added in 1976. It is a congregationin the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester.

A - Antoinette Louisa BrownBlackwell Childhood Home1099 Pinnacle Road

Henrietta, NY 14467The Antoinette Louisa Brown BlackwellChildhood Home is a vernacular Federal stylemasonry residence constructed in 1830.It is notable as the childhood residence ofwomen’s rights advocate Antoinette BrownBlackwell, who was the first woman to beordained as a minister in the United States.

B - David McVean House

805 North RoadScottsville, NY 14546David McVean House, also known as theMcVean-Jones-Reeves House, is a brickvernacular Federal-style house on a pargetedcut-stone foundation.

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H -Isaac Cox CobblestoneFarmstead5015 River RoadScottsville, NY 14546Isaac Cox Cobblestone Farmstead, alsoknown as the Letson Farm, is a historic

home and farm complex, which includes aFederal style cobblestone farmhouse builtabout 1838. Also on the expansive propertyare a pair of Wells truss barns, 19th centurycombination corn crib / pig sty, and small 19thcentury smokehouse.

I - New York Museum ofTransportation6393 East River Road

West Henrietta, NY 14586(585) 533-1113The New York Museum of Transportation isopen all year on Sundays only, from 11am to5pm. The museum’s exhibit spaces featurea collection of antique trolley cars, a steamlocomotive, fire truck, ambulance, operatingmodel railroad, many other vehicles, andnumerous exhibits of photographs and

artifacts pertaining to local transportationhistory.www.nymtmuseum.org

J - Oatka Cemetery411 Scottsville-Mumford RoadWheatland, NY 14546The Oatka Cemetery is an intact settlementera burial ground that provides informationabout the earliest citizens of the area

cemetery, which serves as the final restingplace of the village of Scottsville’s earlysettlers, from its first burial in 1810. Stillactive, the Oatka Cemetery has a high degreeof integrity, especially in terms of location,setting, design, feeling and association.

K - Rochester Street HistoricDistrict

Both sides of Rochester StreetScottsville, NY 14546Rochester Street Historic District is anational historic district encompassing 41residential structures, over half of whichdate from the 1830s through 1850s andare distinct examples of Greek Revivalarchitecture.

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Wheatland, NY 14546Romanta T. Miller House was built from1869-1870 for successful farmer, Civil WarVeteran and town assessor Romanta Miller.The distinctive brick home was a statementof a family’s evolution from its pioneer

beginnings in the early 19th century to thatof wealthy estate owners by the turn of the20th century.

M - Simeon Sage House 69 Main StreetScottsville, NY 14546Simeon Sage House is a historic homebuilt around 1830 in a vernacular Federalstyle. There are later Greek Revival style

modifications. It is an example of a workingman’s cottage and serves as home to theWheatland Historical Association.

N - Tinker Cobblestone Farmstead1585 Calkins RoadHenrietta NY 14467Tinker Cobblestone Farmstead, also knownas the Tinker Homestead and Farm Museum,is a Federal style cobblestone farmhouse

built between 1828 and 1830. It is one of 13surviving cobblestone buildings in Henrietta.Much of the surrounding land is now theTinker Nature Park with hiking trails and anature center. The house now serves as amuseum.

O - Union Presbyterian ChurchChurch StreetScottsville, NY 14546Union Presbyterian Church, also known asFirst Presbyterian Church of Wheatland, is ahistoric Presbyterian church. It is a mid-19th-century vernacular Romanesque Revival–style building that houses classrooms,offices, and kitchen facilities.

P - William Shirts House196 Harmon Road

Scottsville, NY 14546William Shirts House, also known asCamperdown Farm, is a vernacular Federal-style house, which was built around 1825.

Q - Windom Hall28 Main StreetScottsville, NY 14546In the late 1880’s, the activity and enthusiasmof the Scottsville Dramatic Club indicated

a need for a theater in the community. By1891, James H. Kelly purchased the homeof early settler, William H. Hanford, andarchitect Charles Ellis of Rochester designedthe building to become a community hall.Windom Hall became the meeting center formany groups in the community.

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Gallivan Historical Tour Guide 2.26.2015