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MESSENGER POST MEDIA Summer Guide 2019 Finger Lakes Region to events and getaways Daily Messenger • The Post serving Farmington and Victor • Wayne Post • Wayne County Pennysaver Advertising supplement to Messenger Post Media for the week of May 19, 2019 MESSENGER POST MEDIA • 2019 SUMMER GUIDE • PAGE 2 MESSENGER POST MEDIA • 2019 SUMMER GUIDE • PAGE 3 Gideon Granger’s political influence began much earlier than his arrival in Canandaigua. Born in Suffield, Conn., in 1767, Granger’s life took form there with his active role in state politics during the American Revolution and Constitutional Convention. He was appointed the fourth United States Postmaster General under President Thomas Jefferson in 1800, and continued to serve under President James Madison until 1813. Granger resigned from his office to administer the land tracts he had acquired further to the west, and moved to Canandaigua to build a homestead. According to Granger Homestead notes, the home was to be “unrivaled” by any other in the nation. The three-story Federal-style wood-framed home was constructed in 1816. A wing was added in 1860 nearly 40 years after Granger’s death in 1822. The 13,000-square-foot mansion faces west on North Main Street and the design is similar to homes built by the French architect Joseph-Jacques Ramée. Thomas Jefferson may have helped with its design, according to the Granger Homestead Society. The Federal-style architecture was common in America during the period from 1780-1820, and throughout the years after its resurrection, several renovations including an elaborate two-story cast iron porch added around the 1850s, enhanced the home’s beauty and its use. Mindwell Granger, wife of Gideon, ensured that the home was run efficiently while her husband was away in Washington, often for months at a time. The Granger’s life together on the homestead was short-lived from 1816-1822, but after Granger’s death, their son Francis, a U.S. Senator who also twice ran for governor, and his wife, Cornelia moved into the home. Shortly thereafter Cornelia died during childbirth in 1823, so Mindwell raised her two grandchildren on the homestead until her death in 1860. After Mindwell’s passing, Francis invited his son Gideon II, his wife, Isaphine and their two daughters to move into the home. They lived on the homestead until 1868 when Francis suddenly died of unknown causes, only to be followed eight days later by Gideon II’s death from internal gout. Plagued by two instances of death, Isaphine decided to leave the mansion with her two children, Antoinette and Isaphine, and moved into a nearby cottage. The homestead eventually became a boarding school for girls, The Granger Place School, from 1876 to 1906, where, according to the Granger Homestead Society, it housed 44 girls at one time, including some day students from Canandaigua. When their mother died in 1905, the two sisters Antoinette and Isaphine, now adults, moved back into the grand mansion and continued the family’s legacy of service to the community. They started the Primary Department of the First Congregational Church Sunday School in Canandaigua. They helped create the Wood Library and the Ontario County Historical Society. Antionette was on the Board of Education from 1910-1923, and she was also an instructor of proper etiquette for young members of the community. Canandaigua is steeped in historical roots from the generations of Grangers whose dedication made a lasting stamp, even after death. In her will, Antoinette stated the home was only to be used for charitable or educational purposes, not sold as a private residence. She left the mansion to the Congregational Board of Ministerial Relief. For over a decade after Antoinette’s passing, the homestead served as a residence for retired ministers and their wives but in time the property went up for sale. The Granger Homestead Society purchased the property in 1946. Since then it has become a historical gem offering many wonderful events to the community. Antoinette left some of the family home’s furnishings to the Rochester Memorial Art Gallery, but several pieces remain in the mansion today, including two sets of Duncan Phyfe-style chairs, and other Federal and Empire-style furnishings. A restored pianoforte, built in 1822 by Muzio Clementi, was given to the homestead in 1956 by Canandaigua resident Anna McKechnie. It was brought to Canandaigua from Great Britain by the Paul family in the 1830s. According to the Granger Homestead Society, this is one of only four left in the world and the only one that works. It is periodically used for concerts at the home, by Stefania Neonato, a master fortepianist from Italy. The story goes that the dining room table, also called the White House table, was given to Gideon from Dolly Madison. A letter shows that Jacqueline Kennedy wanted it when she was restoring the White House and the Granger Homestead society said no. The table dates from 1822, so they cannot prove it was ever in the White House. In addition to the mansion and its furnishings, the homestead has several barns, used for different purposes throughout the years. The 19th century Carriage Barn displays more than 90 horse-drawn vehicles, including stagecoaches, hearses, and fire equipment. They have one of the largest collections of carriages in the Northeast, most are unrestored. They do have three restored carriages and three sleighs for guests to enjoy on tours around the grounds. Another piece of history on the Granger grounds is the Hubbell Law Office which was moved onto the property in 1960. Former office of attorney Walter Hubbell, this building was utilized by Stephen A. Douglas, a U.S. Senator who lost the presidential election to Abraham Lincoln in 1860. Born in Vermont in 1813, Douglas lived near Clifton Springs, New York, for a short time and attended Canandaigua Academy before moving to Illinois. According to the Granger Homestead Society, it was in 1832 that Douglas read and studied law books with Walter Hubbell in the building that now sits on the property. Granger likes to invite visitors to travel back in time to this historic homestead, it’s such a tremendous piece of Canandaigua’s history. A long and proud history stands tall in the City of Canandaigua, where four generations of family made their mark on a community, the culture, and the land. The Granger Homestead, complete with historical mansion, Carriage Museum, and other historic outbuildings tells the story of Gideon Granger and his legacy in the area dating back to 1816. BY DEBORAH BLACKWELL | MESSENGER POST MEDIA 295 North Main Street • Canandaigua • 585-394-1472 • www.grangerhomestead.org [GRANGER HOMESTEAD] A RICH AND VIBRANT HISTORY MESSENGER POST MEDIA • 2019 SUMMER GUIDE • PAGE 4 Museums our area's rich history Open through September Tuesdays, 10:00am-3:00pm Saturdays, 1:00-5:00pm Antique Wireless Association Communications Museum 6925 Routes 5 & 20, Bloomfield One of the largest collections of early communications including wireless, telegraph, radio and television. Fee. 585-257-5119, www.antiquewireless.org. Butler Historical Preservation Society and Historic Sites 4518 Butler Ct. Road, Butler 315-594-2332 or 315-594-1844 www.bhpsbutlerny.org. June - September, 10:00am-2:00pm First Saturdays of the Month Butler Church Museum 4518 Butler Center Road, Butler Restored, oldest known Methodist Church in Wayne County, built in 1836. Now a museum listed on the NYS & National Registers for Historic Places. Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse Corner Van Vleck Road & Rt.89, Butler Restored cobblestone one room schoolhouse believed to be the oldest in North America, listed on the NYS & National Registers for Historic Places. Open daily The Corning Museum of Glass One Museum Way, Corning Showcasing more than 35 centuries of glass artistry. Works by today's contemporary artists — and everything in between. Explore world-changing discoveries in glass and learn about the inventors. Fee. www.cmog.org. Open through December Wednesday-Friday, 9:00am-2:00pm East Bloomfield Historical Society 1838 Academy Building 8 South Avenue, off Routes 5 & 20 The first floor exhibit for 2015 is entitled “The Spirit of America” covering a brief history of Bloomfield participation in wars from The War of 1812 to present. The second floor contains exhibits of local Bloomfield history. 585-657-7244, www.EBHS1838.org. Open Year 'Round June 1-August 31 Wednesday-Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm June 15 & 16 Erie Canal: Path Through History Weekend Showcasing New York’s rich and fascinating history. Featuring hundreds of events happening at historic and cultural destinations throughout the state. You don’t have to be a historian to appreciate our states rich heritage. Discover, experience and appreciate the state’s amazing past. A wealth of memorable experiences awaits you — from living history museums, to forts and military landmarks, to the homes of presidents, great writers and artists. With an unparalleled network of museums, historic sites and cultural institutions, Path Through History takes you across the state to discover events of the past and learn how they reverberate today. eriecanalway.org. Foster Cottage Museum 9 East Main Street, Clifton Springs Learn about Dr. Henry Foster’s [1821- 1901] home, his “Water Cure” and the Clifton Springs Sanitarium Co. Free. 315-462-7394, www.fostercottage.org. Open Year 'Round Tuesday-Sunday, 9:00am-5:00pm Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site 7000 County Road 41, Victor Ganondagan (ga·NON·da·gan) is the site of a uploads/Geographie/ summer-guide-2019.pdf