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151 viewsNW Historical Society Buildings
once the Railroad Depot
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LeHigh Valley Station 176 viewsfrom Flickr
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2106 Main St, New Woodstock Methodist Church, photo 2228 viewsPresently the New Woodstock Free Library. In the 1990s, the Methodist and Baptist churches consolidated, and were alternating location of their services. Finally, the decision was made to use the Baptist Church and close the Methodist Church. In 1994 the building was sold to the Library trustees, with the stipulation that there was to be no change in the exterior appearance of the building.
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Main Street182 viewsRPPC Main Street postmarked 1914
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2123 Main Street, New Woodstock Mercantile Co. photo 135 viewsThere has been a store on this site almost from the beginning. The first proprietors were Hopkins and Stiles, in ~1820-30s. In 1834, Harvey Morris came and took over the store. In 1840, he took his nephew, Thomas Morris Avery, as his partner. Morris died in 1841, and Avery continued the business until 1851, when he went to Chicago. He was succeeded in 1851 by Baum & Wadsworth, and later, Baum & Stanton (Baum was the father of L. Frank Baum). The next proprietor was Jarius Bell, followed by the firm of C.W. Hill and William H. Savage from 1858 to 1861. Following that were Oliver D. Huntley and his son, William W. Huntley from 1862 to 1867. When Oliver died, another son, T.F. Huntley joined and ran it until 1888, then sold the business to Mr. Schwartz of Canastota. James Reed of Syracuse was the next; then G.D. Wallace of Syracuse. Mr. Wallace sold to Perry Jaquith in 1898; his son Willard A. Jaquith and son-in-law, Harry L. Miller ran it in the early 1900s; it was known as New Woodstock Mercantile.
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2697 Mill Street, Built about 1862-186340 views(Builder E.W. Gunn & F.W. Tucker) This was originally built as a cheese plant. Owners were: 1863 - E.W. Gunn & F.W. Tucker; 1871 - Cook; 1875 - J.M. Lounsbury & Sons; 1883 - Clayton Buckingham, who owned it through 1900. In 1900, C.A. Buckingham was also the manager of the Perryville, Cazenovia and New Woodstock milk stations. The combined average output was 550 cans of milk per day. A portion of the milk from the 300 cans received at the factory was made into cheese and butter, and the balance was sent to New York City. In all, Buckingham controlled 2500 cans of milk, and supported 11 families by the work. The payroll was $500 per month. The total annual income in New Woodstock from the milk was $100,000. After the plant closed, the building was converted into a residence. Early residents were Earl & Anna Elmer Stone, Tom Smith & Bessie Wheeler, Lester & Jennie Elmore Preston, and Ole & Ida Mae Corkins Beeman (about 1933). The Vaas family bought it and three generations have lived there since.
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2109 Main Street, New Woodstock Academy Building, photo 238 viewsSeveral renters and owners occupied the space in the 1920s and 1930s. About 1930, Ed Stanton opened the first gas station at this location. In 1934, Alvin Mapstone & family opened a tourist home & restaurant in the building. Then C.F. & Florence Burr Bartsholtz offered lunches and gas. Fenton & Donna Marshall, school bus drivers, had a lunch room and also sold men's wear, guns & ammunition. They gutted the east living quarters for a bus garage, and converted the barn in the rear into a two-stall garage, also see photo #1 under Early 1900's album
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2659 Mill Street, built 187038 viewsThis house and barn on the northwest corner of Mill St. and Elm (Banks) St. was first owned by L. Morse, but there is not much information on his ownership. The house was next owned by Albert N. Wheelock, who was born in Lincklaen on March 2, 1837. In 1867, he married Miss Susan R. Healey of Otselic and they had two children -- H. Edson Wheelock, who became a telegrapher and stenographer, and died at age 23, and Effie Adelia, who married Olin C. Kellogg. The family moved to the Mill Street residence in New Woodstock, and from about 1875 to 1900 were engaged in the egg business, using the barn at the rear of the house an egg house. Our historical society has a number of glass negatives taken of the "egg room" and of the interior of the house from this time. Olin C. Kellogg obtained a PhD in English language and literature from Syracuse U. in 1894, and was a professor at "various institutions of excellent reputation." They spent summer vacations with the Wheelocks. There have been a number of owners since the Wheelocks, who have kept the property in good repair.
Sep 15, 2011
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2616 McKinley Street34 viewsThis is the first house on the east side of McKinley from Main Street and Damon Road turnoff. The cupola was built in the barn behind the house, and was too big to move through the house, so it had to be taken apart and reassembled on the roof. Orrin Ferry, a carpenter, built the house in 1871 and lived there first. The house was next owned by Hannah Gibson Mann, widow of Clinton Mann. Clinton Mann was the son of Deacon Erastus Mann, a pioneer settler of West Woodstock. Sep 15, 2011
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2088 Elm Street, Sunshine 36 viewsBuilt: Ca. 1910 Builder: Edgar Chapman This is an uncommon house, a pre-cut home from the first company to do so. It was made by Aladdin Homes, manufactured by the North American Construction Company of Bay City, Michigan. The model is called the Sunshine. The home is also remarkable because it has not been altered since its construction, almost 100 years ago. The house was erected by builder Edgar Chapman. The first owners were John & Mary Hayes Cardner, the family which owned the cheese box factories, and also owned a mill on Limestone Creek. The house was subsequently owned by Jay Lee, postmaster of New Woodstock, and then by Renal & Camilla Lee Hunt. Following them, it was owned by Robert & Barbara Colligan.
Aug 20, 2011
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2071 (?) Elm Street, New Woodstock , photo 245 viewsBuilt: 1900 (Builder unknown) At one point this property included a coal shed (coal tipple), lumber yard, scale house and office. The present property includes only the original office and scale house, but the scale has been removed and the space is part of the shop. The front retains its general appearance, although it is no longer the brick red color which characterized all the buildings in the complex at one time.
Aug 20, 2011
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2071 (?) Elm Street, New Woodstock Built: 1900 (Builder unknown)45 viewsThere seems to have been a local tradition in which the stationmaster of the railroad depot also operated his own lumber and coal business. Charles Hugg was the first to do so, in 1903. He was followed by George M. Thompson, who was both stationmaster and business owner for about 40 years. Joe Bennett next had the business, retaining the name "G.M. Thompson Coal & Lumber." After Joe, Fred Laugheny rented it. Then William Howell owned it from 1975-1982, as well as the feed store, when a disastrous fire forced him into bankruptcy. Richter Feeds rented in 1982 and then bought in 1984 the remaining buildings, but moved out of this building into a pole barn also on the property. Since then, various building contractors and cabinetmakers have owned this building. See photo 2 under 1950-PresentAug 20, 2011
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Railroad Street43 viewsThe Canastota, Cazenovia & DeRuyter Railroad built the depot in 1873, when the railroad was put in. The building was used successively by the Utica, Ithaca & Elmira RR Co. (1880); the Elmira, Cortland and Northern RR Co. (1884); and the Lehigh Valley RR, after March 1, 1896 -- first under lease and finally under direct ownership. It was operated as an agency station until abandonment of the E&C branch Dec. 31, 1967. For many years it handled an exceptional volume of freight, express and passenger businesAug 20, 2011
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2698 Mill Street, Built: 1850 Builder: James Randall40 viewsThis is the first of 2 houses that have private driveway road off Mill St. on East side of Mill St. and north of the creek. This house abuts Mill St. The house was originally one story. It was remodeled by Donald Haskins of DeRuyter into a two story house, probably in the early 1900s.
James J. Randall bought the grist and saw mill which was located across Limestone Creek from this house, and ran it in partnership with his son-in-law, Merrill C. Wood, whose wife was Ruth Randall, after Merrill's discharge from the Civil War. It was known at first as Randall and Wood, and later as M.C. Wood and Son Mill. It sold flour and feed, lumber, shingles, lath and poultry supplies. A wooden plank was laid across the creek so that Randall could access the mill without going out to the road. The mill is gone now, but there is a huge cauldron-like iron tub that held water from the trough for animals. After the Randalls, the house was occupied by Charles M. Wood (son of Merrill C. Wood) and his wife, Grace Dennis Wood, and their children Arthur Dennis, Walter Randall, Merrill Fordyce and Winifred Alberta. After the second story was added, it became an apartment house, and has remained that for the last 100 years or so.
Aug 20, 2011
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2697 Mill Street, Built about 1862-186340 views(Builder E.W. Gunn & F.W. Tucker) This was originally built as a cheese plant. Owners were: 1863 - E.W. Gunn & F.W. Tucker; 1871 - Cook; 1875 - J.M. Lounsbury & Sons; 1883 - Clayton Buckingham, who owned it through 1900. In 1900, C.A. Buckingham was also the manager of the Perryville, Cazenovia and New Woodstock milk stations. The combined average output was 550 cans of milk per day. A portion of the milk from the 300 cans received at the factory was made into cheese and butter, and the balance was sent to New York City. In all, Buckingham controlled 2500 cans of milk, and supported 11 families by the work. The payroll was $500 per month. The total annual income in New Woodstock from the milk was $100,000. After the plant closed, the building was converted into a residence. Early residents were Earl & Anna Elmer Stone, Tom Smith & Bessie Wheeler, Lester & Jennie Elmore Preston, and Ole & Ida Mae Corkins Beeman (about 1933). The Vaas family bought it and three generations have lived there since. Aug 20, 2011
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