William H. Burton House, also known as the National Memorial Day Museum, is a historic home located at Waterloo in

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. It consists of a -story, three-bay offset front entrance main block with two rear wings. The original 1830s

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-style residence was modified to its present

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style in about 1870 and features a hipped roof and

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. In 1965, the building was purchased by the Waterloo Library and Historical Society to house collections and

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related to the birth of

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in Waterloo in 1866.''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 1996.

Gallery

File:Burton House Waterloo Aug 09.jpg, William H. Burton House, August 2009

References

External links

National Memorial Day Museum website
Museums in Seneca County, New York Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Historic house museums in New York (state) History museums in New York (state) Italianate architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1870 Houses in Seneca County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Seneca County, New York Waterloo, New York {{NewYork-museum-stub