Auburn in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Francis Hunter House
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 1, 2025
1. Francis Hunter Home Marker
hand-made bricks in 1808 was
located on the former Seneca
Turnpike. It is the oldest house
in Auburn and was a tavern
for a number of years
Erected 2007 by City of Auburn.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.
Location. 42° 56.047′ N, 76° 32.702′ W. Marker is in Auburn, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on East Genesee Street (New York State Route 5 & 20) east of N Hoopes Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 179 East Genesee Street, Auburn NY 13021, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hoopes Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Alphonsus (approx. half a mile away); 1800 Seneca Turnpike (approx. 0.9 miles away); Willard Chapel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Willard Memorial Chapel - Welch Memorial Building (approx. one mile away); Cayuga County Bicentennial Memorial Garden at Willard Chapel (approx. one mile away); Site of Log Cabin-1793 of (approx. one mile away); Cayuga County Civil War Soldiers And Sailors Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.
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Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 1, 2025
2. Francis Hunter House Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 1, 2025
3. Looking West From Francis Hunter House Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 1, 2025
4. Looking East From Francis Hunter House Marker
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 1, 2025
5. Francis Hunter House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 2, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
