Wilbur House | |
Location | 187 S. Main St., Fairport, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°5′40″N 77°26′30″W / 43.09444°N 77.44167°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1873 |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 80002651 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 06, 1980 |
Wilbur House is a historic home located on Main Street in Fairport in Monroe County, New York. It is a Second Empire–style structure built about 1873 that features a two-bay, 2-story tower that projects from the northeast corner of the 1+1⁄2-story front section. The tower, as well as the rest of the front section, is covered by a decorative fish scale and octagonal slate mansard roof. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Hiram P. Wilbur was the superintendent (some say the first such) of the westernmost section of the Erie Canal, and also the postmaster for the town of Perinton. [3] The home he built in 1873 later served as a boarding school before reverting to a private residence. [4] The house is currently 3,792 square feet (352.3 m2) with five bedrooms. Many of the historic details have been retained, including speaking tubes for intra-house communication. [4]
Wilbur House | |
Location | 187 S. Main St., Fairport, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°5′40″N 77°26′30″W / 43.09444°N 77.44167°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1873 |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 80002651 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 06, 1980 |
Wilbur House is a historic home located on Main Street in Fairport in Monroe County, New York. It is a Second Empire–style structure built about 1873 that features a two-bay, 2-story tower that projects from the northeast corner of the 1+1⁄2-story front section. The tower, as well as the rest of the front section, is covered by a decorative fish scale and octagonal slate mansard roof. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Hiram P. Wilbur was the superintendent (some say the first such) of the westernmost section of the Erie Canal, and also the postmaster for the town of Perinton. [3] The home he built in 1873 later served as a boarding school before reverting to a private residence. [4] The house is currently 3,792 square feet (352.3 m2) with five bedrooms. Many of the historic details have been retained, including speaking tubes for intra-house communication. [4]