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Oldest Known House

 
 
Oldest Known House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2020
1. Oldest Known House Marker
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in the Hamlet of Locke
Built in 1820
Moved to present location
in 1904

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
 
Location. 42° 39.612′ N, 76° 25.819′ W. Marker is in Locke, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 38) south of Water Street ( Route 90), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Locke NY 13092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a
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direct line); Town of Locke (about 300 feet away); Former Home of State Senator Charles J. Hewitt (about 800 feet away); Indian Fort Site (approx. half a mile away); Millard Fillmore (approx. 2.7 miles away); Boyhood Site (approx. 2.7 miles away); Oldest House in Moravia (approx. 3.2 miles away); Cady Tavern (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Locke.
 
Oldest Known House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2020
2. Oldest Known House and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 17, 2026