Pembroke in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brick House
1800 - 1963
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 21, 2014
1. 1800 Brick House 1963 Marker
John and James Richardson settled at the crossroads of two Indian trails in the early 1800's, building a log structure to be used for a tavern. The people fleeing from the burning of Buffalo, in 1813, took refuge here. DeWitt Clinton and his party stayed here in 1815 on his way to Batavia, to discuss plans for the Erie Canal.
The original tavern burned about 1813. The Richardsons constructed a new house of brick, from red clay they found on the farm, about 1831.
In 1962 the property was sold to the School District for the construction of a new Junior Senior High School. The brick building was leveled in 1963.
Erected by Town of Pembroke Historical Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 42° 59.571′ N, 78° 24.345′ W. Marker is in Pembroke, New York, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of Main Road (New York State Route 5) and Allegheny Road ( Route 77), on the right when traveling east on Main Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corfu NY 14036, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Pembroke
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 21, 2014
2. 1800 Brick House 1963 Marker
Eastward on NY 5. Zoom in and the Pembroke Town Offices building is in the distance, seen to the left of the post for the East NY 5 sign. The Town of Pembroke marker, in front of the town offices, appears along the NY 5 signpost, right side.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 21, 2014
3. 1800 Brick House 1963 Marker
Marker is at the southeast corner of the intersection of NY 5 and NY 77.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, September 21, 2014
4. 1800 Brick House 1963 Marker
Southward. School at left; NY 77 south at right.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,235 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on October 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 6, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
