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Ely House - 1837

 
 
Ely House - 1837 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, June 20, 2012
1. Ely House - 1837 Marker
Inscription. Designed by Hugh Hastings for Hervey Ely in Greek temple style with wings occupied by Howard Osgood 1871-1905 and D.A.R. 1920-
 
Erected 1959 by County of Monroe.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable BuildingsSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 43° 9.082′ N, 77° 37.037′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Corn Hill. It is at the intersection of Livingston Park and Troup St on Livingston Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14608, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hervey Ely House (within shouting distance of this marker); First RIT Campus (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Have honor for Nathaniel Rochester (about 700 feet away); Jonathan Child (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crossroads of Transportation (approx. Ό mile away); 1835 House (approx. Ό mile away); The 100 Acre Tract (approx. Ό mile away); Hayden House (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
 
Also see . . .  Ely, Hervey, House - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 23, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Ely House & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, June 20, 2012
2. Ely House & Marker
Ely House - 1837 Marker - Facing East on Troup St. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy
3. Ely House - 1837 Marker - Facing East on Troup St.
Ely House - 1837 Marker - Facing West on Troup St. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy
4. Ely House - 1837 Marker - Facing West on Troup St.
Ely House Informational Placard image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, June 20, 2012
5. Ely House Informational Placard
This placard is at sidewalk level. Click for readable (large) size.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 3, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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