Ontario in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Heritage Corners

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

1. Heritage Corners Marker

Inscription. On June 5, 1974 the Brick Church Pease Home, Brick Church School, Ruffell Log Cabin were placed on the National Register. This 19th Century crossroads began in 1834.

Erected by Ontario New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Churches & Religion • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 43° 15.47′ N, 77° 18.338′ W. Marker is in Ontario, New York, in Wayne County. Marker is at the intersection of Ontario Center Road and Brick Church Road, on the left when traveling north on Ontario Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ontario NY 14519, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Warner House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baptist Meeting House (about 500 feet away); Crombe Exhibit Barn (about 500 feet away); Apple Dry House (about 500 feet away); Town of Ontario Timeline (about 500 feet away); "Hojack" Train Station (about 500 feet away); Log Cabin (about 600 feet away); Davis Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ontario.

Regarding Heritage Corners. The four subjects mentioned in the marker text formed the

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basis of an outdoor museum of structures moved to the location. The Brick Church and the Pease Estate remain in their original positions, although the log cabin and brick church school were moved to the museum campus.

Also see . . . Brick Church Corners - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 25, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed By Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

2. Heritage Corners Marker

Heritage Corners Marker, Looking Southwest image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

3. Heritage Corners Marker, Looking Southwest

The museum is on the southwest corner of "Heritage Corners." The Pease Estate is on the southeast corner and the Brick Church is on the northeast corner.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021

4. Heritage Corners Marker

View is northward.

The Pease Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

5. The Pease Home

The Brick Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

6. The Brick Church

The Brick Church School, relocated to the museum campus. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

7. The Brick Church School, relocated to the museum campus.

Ruffell Log Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

8. Ruffell Log Cabin

The log cabin was donated to the museum on the agreement that it would be moved here, to the museum campus.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on May 6, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. 4. submitted on May 6, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 28, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.