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Homesteads, People, and Landmarks of Penfield34 documents
- East Penfield Traditionally, East Penfield was the hamlet at Lovett's Corners, the intersection of Harris, Huber, and Penfield Roads. It was a busy little hamlet in the mid and late 19th century.
- West Penfield Long before Daniel Penfield was born, the western border of town was rich with life and activity.
Homesteads22 documents
- Alpheus Clark House Now known as the Clark House on the Shadow Pines property.
- Brown-Furman-Vegh House Built circa 1817, this house has a unique Colonial Revival style.
- Bush-Fellows House This home was moved from its original location to save it from destruction.
- Daniel Penfield House Mr. Penfield promised his wife a house that was equal to the graciousness of the home they were leaving on the tip of Manhattan.
- George Southworth House A red brick Italianate-style house, more commonly known as Strawberry Castle or Hill and Hollow.
- Harris House This house remained in the Harris family for over 100 years.
- Harvey Whalen House Built in 1875 at 1140 Whalen Road.
- Henry Fellows Sr. House Home of the brother of Mary Penfield - lawyer, farmer, and Town Supervisor.
- Hipp Hutch House Originally a log cabin built as a residence of John and Hannah Hipp in 1804; they also had a sawmill and gristmill on the property.
- John Fellows House House of the son of Henry Fellows, Sr. and nephew of Mary Penfield
- John Weaver House Sitting at 1832 Penfield Road, this house has seen several different forms through the years.
- Lawrence Johnston House This house was built from adobe, with clapboard over it.
- Luther Clark House The two parts of this house are connected by a tunnel.
- Mann-Owen House After working on the interior of the home for Ira Mann, Owen later purchased the house.
- Nelson Fullam House At one time a private school was operated in this house.
- Peter Silliman House This house is partially built of Cobblestone.
- Ross Farm Home This home was once owned by the actor Robert Forster.
- Samuel Rich House Built on land along Irondequoit Creek, Mr. Rich also built a saw mill, fulling mill, tannery, and a gristmill on his land.
- Silas Higbie House A Greek Revival-style farm house, built circa 1835.
- Stephen M. Phelps Home Stephen Phelps was a renowned local cheese maker and farmer.
- The Mud House The construction of this house took one year, using a method of mixing clay from the property with straw.
- Tiffany Nettleton House This house grew in size with each different owner, from 1808 through 1967.
People5 documents
- Almon Brown Strowger As an undertaker, Mr. Strowger found the need for an automatic dialing machine, as he felt the operator's errors were causing him to lose business.
- Aristides Francis Church A painter by trade, Aristides used detailed daily diary entries as a record of events in his life, as well as account books. His writings give us insight into rural late 19th and early 20th century Penfield.
- Calvin Wooster Owen We have learned a lot of daily life in Penfield in the early 1800s from Mr. Owen's daily diaries.
- Little Nellie A the young age of 11, Ellen Therressa Williams "Little Nellie", became known across the country as a legitimate young editress.
- The Lloyd Family of Lloyd's Corners The Lloyd family has been a part of Penfield since at least 1803, having purchased nearly 300 acres from Daniel Penfield.
Landmarks5 documents
- Brisee Tavern Stand A tavern stop for the stage that ran from Palmyra to Rochester
- Daisy Flour Mill Built by Samuel Rich, and powered by water flow from Irondequoit Creek.
- Dayton's Corners School This 1857 building was built to serve students of School District #9, serving Penfield and Webster.
- First Baptist Church Originally standing at Penfield Rd. and Baird Rd., this structure was disassembled and moved to current site.
- The Town Hall 1895-1966 This original Town Hall held a basketball court, a stage, and a cook stove for public use.