Wilbur House is a historic home located on Main Street in Fairport in Monroe County, New York. It is a Second Empire–style structure built about 1873 that features a two-bay, 2-story tower that projects from the northeast corner of the 1+1⁄2-story front section. The tower, as well as the rest of the front section, is covered by a decorative fish scale and octagonal slate mansard roof. Also on the property is a contributing carriage house.[2]
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| Location | 187 S. Main St., Fairport, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°5′40″N 77°26′30″W / 43.09444°N 77.44167°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002651[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 06, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Hiram P. Wilbur was the superintendent (some say the first such) of the westernmost section of the Erie Canal, and also the postmaster for the town of Perinton.[3] The home he built in 1873 later served as a boarding school before reverting to a private residence.[4] The house is currently 3,792 square feet (352.3 m2) with five bedrooms. Many of the historic details have been retained, including speaking tubes for intra-house communication.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Cynthia Howk (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilbur House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying 10 photos".
- ^ "Perinton Historical Society - E. Church & S. Main Tour". www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26.
- ^ a b "Historic French Chateau in Fairport is on the market".