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

Inscription. 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. It 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 early twentieth century. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5872 McBurney Road, Hornell NY 14843, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: French Occupation

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Kanestio Castle (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hornellsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hornell Public Library (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); Old Inn Site (approx. 7.9 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.

Oldest House in Steuben County image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 20, 2014

4. Oldest House in Steuben County

Front of house with address number.

Oldest House in Steuben County and Marker image. Click for full size.

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 1,781 times since then and 76 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.