Hornellsville in Steuben County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Oldest House in Steuben County
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
1. Oldest House in Steuben County Marker
Erected 1797 by Col. James McBurney. A probable station of Underground Railway.Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 42° 17.219′ N, 77° 37.385′ W. Marker is in Hornellsville, New York, in Steuben County. Marker is at the intersection of McBurney Road and Magee Road on McBurney Road. Google maps shows the road as Dineen Road east of the intersection, but the U.S. Postal Service calls it McBurney Road. Locals think of the house as north of Canisteo, not as being in Hornellsville. While it is in the town of Hornellsville, that name, confusingly similar to the city of Hornell, whose borders are quite different, is only used in legal or real estate matters, never in conversation. Prior to creation of the Route 36 arterial about 1970, McBurney Road was NY 36, the main road between Canisteo and Hornell, the busiest road out of Canisteo, where a trolley line ran in the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. French Occupation (approx. 1˝ miles away); Kanestio Castle (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hornellsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Anna Cadogan Etz (approx. 3.3 miles away); Ruth Law (approx. 3.8 miles away); Baker's Bridge (approx. 7.1 miles away); Hurlbut House (approx. 8.1 miles away); The Robert R. McComsey Career Development Center at the Allen-Steinheim Museum (approx. 8.7 miles away).
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
2. Oldest House in Steuben County Marker
Edge of marker, west and south sides of house.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
3. Oldest House in Steuben County Marker
McBurney Road at right. This is looking east from the intersection with Magee Road. Magee Road is off of NY 36.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
4. Oldest House in Steuben County
Front of house with address number.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014
5. Oldest House in Steuben County and Marker
View toward intersection. Marker is right of the red stop sign and left of the tree with the tire swing.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 61 times this year. Last updated on March 3, 2018, by Daniel Eisenberg of Boca Raton, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 13, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
