Home > History > House MuseumsHouse Museums in Ontario CountyBalmanno CottageS. Main St. Geneva, NY 14456 Period: 1825-1974 Focus: Preservation of an outstanding example of early Gothic Revival architecture in Geneva. Its terraced garden lot is a unique feature of the Seneca Lake shoreline. Owned by the Geneva Historical Society. Foster Cottage Museum9 E. Main St. Clifton Springs, NY 14432 315-462-7394 Period: 1850-1899 Focus: Owned by the Clifton Springs Historical Society, the museum preserves the history of community and the work of Dr. Henry Foster. Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum295 N. Main St. Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-1472 Period: 1800-1924 Focus: The legacy of Gideon Granger. Museum has nearly fifty horse drawn vehicles, including carriages, sporting vehicles, sleighs, coaches, commercial wagons, and even a couple of hearses are on exhibit, showing the history of 19th century transportation in western New York. Carriage and sleigh rides in season. M'Clintock House Museum14 E. Williams St. Waterloo, NY 13165 315-539-0895 Period: 1825-1899 Focus: The M'Clintocks and their Quaker community, and the contributions they made towards the First Women's Rights Convention. Part of the Women's Rights National Historic Park. Dr. John Quincy Howe House66 Main St. Phelps, NY 14532 315-548-4940 Period: 1850-1924 Focus: The house is owned by the Phelps Community Historical Society whose current focus is the house's restoration. This house has the only known two-story brick privy in the country. Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park151 Charlotte St. Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-4922 Period: Victorian Focus: Former summer home of Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson.
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