GRANGER HOMESTEAD

CANANDAIGUA, NY

March 28, 2023: Seneca Lake shoreline from Lakefront Park, Geneva, New York Looking eastward along the northern shore of Seneca Lake from Lakefront Park in Geneva, New York on a beautiful early spring day. — March 28, 2023: Seneca Lake shoreline from Lakefront Park, Geneva, New York Credit: Carrotflower Productions International

Granger Homestead is a historic house museum located in Canandaigua, New York. The house was built in 1816 by Gideon Granger, who was the Postmaster General under Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The house was originally a Federal-style mansion, but it was extensively remodeled in the Greek Revival style in the 1830s.

Today, the Granger Homestead is open to the public as a museum, and visitors can tour the house and its grounds to learn about the history of the Granger family and life in 19th-century Canandaigua. The museum features a collection of artifacts and exhibits that showcase the Granger family's legacy, including their involvement in politics, education, and agriculture.

The house itself is a beautiful example of Greek Revival architecture, with its grand entrance portico, towering columns, and symmetrical design. Inside, visitors can see the original furnishings and decor from the Granger family, including paintings, furniture, and textiles.

The Granger Homestead also hosts a variety of special events and programs throughout the year, including guided tours, lectures, and workshops. It is a popular destination for history buffs, architecture enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning more about the rich heritage of New York State.

GRANGER HOMESTEAD is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in CANANDAIGUA NY. US MID #8403600302

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

February 18, 2023: New York State seal and mottos on interior of window, Finger Lakes Welcome Center, Geneva, New York At the Finger Lakes Welcome Center in Geneva, New York, a large window in the main hall is decorated with the New York state seal and the state's and country's official mottos.

Lehigh Valley Depot in Hemlock NY This image developed from a glass negative at the Livingston County Historian's Office shows the rural train depot that once stood just north of the Hemlock Fair Grounds.

While freight trains would load up fertilizer, and building materials from Woodruff, Reed, &amp; Co.'s two warehouses nestled against the Hemlock Outlet, eager guests could take a few short steps from the train platform to J.H. Morton's Hotel. In 1902 the Morton Hotel was advertised as &quot;First-class accommodations headquarters for hunters and fishermen. All kinds of liquors and cigars sold.&quot;

While the Hemlock Fair would attract crowds of visitors every fall, the abundance of nature in Hemlock would bring outdoorsmen to town all year long.

Recommended Citation: Livingston County Historian's Office, New York

For more information contact us at the Livingston County Historian’s Office at:
<a href="https://www.livingstoncounty.us/162/County-Historian" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.livingstoncounty.us/162/County-Historian</a>

March 11, 2022: A Straight Shot Down Route 14A, Town of Seneca, New York The arcadian countryside of upstate New York's Finger Lakes region is on full display in this view headed south along State Route 14A in the Town of Seneca, New York on a pleasantly mild late-winter afternoon.

Village Hall, Honeoye Falls, New York, March 2022 Honeoye Falls Village Hall, 5 East Street, Honeoye Falls, New York, March 2022. An 1886 work of the Rochester-based firm of Fay &amp; Dryer, this handsome brick edifice stands on the shore of Honeoye Creek and is a contributing property to the NRHP-listed Honeoye Falls Village Historic District. The stout massing, the rough texture of the exterior, the profusion of round- and segmentally-arched windows, and the Classical detailing (note the projecting crown on the second-story window above the entrance, with its ends styled into volutes) are all indicators of the Romanesque Revival style of architecture that was popular at the time. The robust corner tower, with the &quot;Iron Fireman&quot; sculpture adorning the top of its pyramidal roof, was an 1888 addition intended for the fire department with which the village government shared the building until 1975; its original purpose was as a place to hang firehoses out to dry. In addition, the second floor contained a large auditorium whose stage played host to a wide variety of fundraising dances, theatrical and vaudeville performances, and even movie screenings.

February 12, 2022: Row houses along South Main Street, Geneva, New York An elegant and well-preserved procession of row houses lines the east side of South Main Street in Geneva, New York, part of the South Main Street Historic District.

If you're an architecture buff like me, you can read <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/53359198819">more about the district</a> at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/198134987@N03/">Western New York Architecture Deep Cuts</a>, my other account where I go deeper into the weeds about these sorts of things.

Row houses in South Main Street Historic District, Geneva, New York, February 2022 As seen in February 2022: an elegant and well-preserved procession of row houses lines the east side of South Main Street in Geneva, New York, part of the South Main Street Historic District. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, the district encompasses a roughly mile-long stretch of its namesake thoroughfare running southward from downtown Geneva, along a high bluff overlooking Seneca Lake. It contains 142 historic structures and properties, most of which date from the early to mid-19th century and are representative of the contemporaneously popular Federal and Greek Revival architectural styles. Indeed, its historic significance as stated in the documentation connected with its listing on the registry comes not only from the fact that South Main Street &quot;has been acclaimed by travellers since 1800 as a model residential district without parallel in the Finger Lakes area and one of the most consistent districts of its size in New York State&quot; in terms of the integrity of its historic fabric, but also because it includes several buildings that are architecturally notable in their own right, above all a pair of Richard Upjohn-designed churches.

Spike relaxing in the cat bed window perch Firday afternoon

Contact GRANGER HOMESTEAD

telephone: 7163941472

GRANGER HOMESTEAD
295 NORTH MAIN ST.
CANANDAIGUA
NY
14424

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MID #	8403600302
Name	GRANGER HOMESTEAD
Alternate Name	GRANGER HOMESTEAD
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)
INCOME	0
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LAT/LONG	42.898002, -77.286176
CODES	FIPS State Code: 36 FIPS County Code: 069 US Census Tract: 050900 US Census Block: 1011