Minerva and Daniel DeLand House was built in 1856 in the village of
Fairport, New York
Fairport is a village located in the Town of Perinton, which is part of Monroe County, New York, United States. Fairport is a suburb east of Rochester. It is also known as the "Crown Jewel of the Erie Canal". In 2005, it was named as one of th ...
as a home for Minerva and Daniel DeLand. DeLand was a member of an influential local family and was a
baking soda
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manufacturer. It is located at 185 North Main Street, at the intersection of North Main street and Whitney Road.
Description
The wood shingled
Italianate
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building has a wood front porch, three chimneys, decorative corbels, and original doors and windows.
The house also has four Italian marble fireplaces and two slate fireplaces. West of the house is a historic barn with a
cupola
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The word derives, via Italian, from ...
and two large bays facing Whitney Road to the north. It was one of the first houses in the region to have indoor plumbing, including a rainwater cistern.
References
*"Perinton, Fairport, and the Erie Canal" By Betty Bantle, Perinton Historical Society (Perinton, N.Y.), page 46
External links
*https://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/history/preservation/daniel-a-minerva-deland
*https://www.perintonhistoricalsociety.org/images/stories/Historigrams/Historigram2019-05.pdf
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Second Empire architecture in New York (state)
Houses completed in 1856
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Monroe County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, New York