Wilbur House

Wilbur House
Location 187 S. Main St., Fairport, New York
Coordinates 43°5′40″N 77°26′30″W / 43.09444°N 77.44167°W / 43.09444; -77.44167Coordinates: 43°5′40″N 77°26′30″W / 43.09444°N 77.44167°W / 43.09444; -77.44167
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built 1873
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP reference # 80002651[1]
Added to NRHP May 06, 1980

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]

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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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".
  3. ↑ http://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/index.php/about/historic-tours/e-church-a-s-main-tour.html
  4. 1 2 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2015/07/22/fairport-main-street-real-estate-historic-home-sale-hiram-wilbur/30513797/


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