Oneonta in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Huntington Home
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 23, 2024
1. Huntington Home Marker
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 1085.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 42° 27.231′ N, 75° 3.868′ W. Marker is in Oneonta, New York, in Otsego County. It is on Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta NY 13820, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Authentic Oneonta Trolley Tracks (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ford Sales (approx. 0.2 miles away); Swart-Wilcox House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Revolutionary Army Camp (approx. 5.1 miles away); Upper Susquehanna (approx. 5.1 miles away); Colliersville Dam (approx. 5.3 miles away); John Sleepers Log House (approx. 5½ miles away); Laurens, NY War Memorial (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oneonta.
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1. Huntington Memorial Library (Huntington Memorial Library). Excerpt:
At the library board meeting of November 1917, a letter from Henry E. Huntington was received proposing that he donate his old family homestead as a permanent home for the library and endow it with a trust fund for its support. The only thing he asked in return was that the library be renamed The Huntington Memorial Library to honor his parents. The offer was accepted, and in January of 1918, the house and grounds were deeded to the City of Oneonta to be used exclusively as a public library and park. At each of the main entrances to the park, there is a large boulder bearing a plaque in memory of the Huntingtons and their gift of the library. Throughout the years, the library has grown, requiring several additions and renovations to add space. Oneonta has one of the largest and most beautiful public libraries in the area.(Submitted on October 25, 2024.)
2. Henry E. Huntington (Wikipedia). Overview:
Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850 May 23, 1927) was an American railroad magnate and collector of art and rare books. Huntington settled in Los Angeles, where he owned the Pacific Electric Railway as well as substantial real estate interests. In addition to being a businessman and(Submitted on October 25, 2024.)art collector, Huntington was a major booster for Los Angeles in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many places in California are named after him.Photographed by Mira Earls, October 23, 20242. Huntington Home Marker with library in the background
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 23, 2024
3. Huntington Home front of the library
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 23, 2024
4. Huntington Home library behind construction fence
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 23, 2024
5. Huntington Home plaque mounted on a boulder
Huntington Memorial Library and park for public education and recreation Oneonta New York On the ninth day of July one thousand nine hundred and twenty the Huntington library and park were opened to the public as a perpetual memorial to Solon Huntington and his wife Harriet Saunders Huntington for the use of the people of Oneonta by their son Henry Edwards Huntington.
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 23, 2024
6. Huntington Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
