Village of Phelps in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Howe House Museum
Photographed by James Turcotte, March 6, 2026
1. Howe House Museum Marker
Since 1999 - A museum by Phelps
Community Historical Society.
Only remaining 2-story
brick privy in USA.
Erected 2025 by Finger Lakes Visitors Connection. (Marker Number 31.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.
Location. 42° 57.43′ N, 77° 3.343′ W. Marker is in Phelps, New York, in Ontario County. It is in Village of Phelps. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 96) and N Wayne Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 66 Main Street, Phelps NY 14532, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 walking distance of this marker: Phelps Historic District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Johns Episcopal Church (about 600 feet away); In Memory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Phelps World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Redfield Common (approx. Ό mile away); Town of Phelps (approx. Ό mile away); Old Stone Shop (approx. Ό mile away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phelps.
More about this marker. The Howe House Museum is
this page online
Also see . . . Phelps Community Historical Society. (Submitted on March 17, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by James Turcotte, March 6, 2026
2. Howe House Museum Marker
Photographed by James Turcotte, March 6, 2026
3. Howe House Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2026, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2026, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
