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Corning in Steuben County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Benjamin Patterson Inn

 
 
Benjamin Patterson Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
1. Benjamin Patterson Inn Marker
Inscription.
1796 Painted Post Tavern
Built by Chas. Williamson,
Pulteney Land Ass'n Agent-
named in 1976 for the first
innkeeper, Benjamin Patterson.

 
Erected by First Heritage F.C.U. - J. Baer B.S.A.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.
 
Location. 42° 9.079′ N, 77° 3.808′ W. Marker is in Corning, New York, in Steuben County. It is at the intersection of West Pulteney Street (State Highway 415) and Wallace Street, on the right when traveling west on West Pulteney Street. Located in front of the Benjamin Patterson Inn historic site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corning NY 14830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. 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 walking distance of this marker: “Little Joe” Thermometer Draw Tower (approx. half a mile away); Steuben Glass Works (approx. half a mile away); Achsinessink (approx. 0.6 miles away); Corning Glass Works Roll of Honor (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Southern Tier Roller Mills (approx. 0.6 miles away); Centerway Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Born in Corning (approx. 0.7 miles away); Brown's Cigar Store (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corning.
 
Also see . . .
1. Patterson Inn Museum
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. (Submitted on July 18, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Jennings Tavern - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 26, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Benjamin Patterson Inn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
2. Benjamin Patterson Inn Marker
Benjamin Patterson Inn image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 30, 2010
3. Benjamin Patterson Inn
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,296 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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