Valentown Hall
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Valentown Hall
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| Location: | Jct. of High St. and Valentown Rd., Victor, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 43°1′34″N 77°26′9″W / 43.02611°N 77.43583°WCoordinates: 43°1′34″N 77°26′9″W / 43.02611°N 77.43583°W |
| Area: | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Built: | 1879 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 97000425[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 09, 1997 |
Valentown is the name of an abandoned shopping center located in Victor, New York. The structure was built in 1879 by Levi Valentine and is operated today as a museum. It is included on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
[edit] History
The three-story structure was built in 1879 by Levi Valentine as the central commercial and community building of a new town to be created by Valentine and named "Valentown". Valentine's motive was a forthcoming railroad line that was to travel past the building. However, Mr. Valentine's forward-thinking plan yielded an unfortunate result when the railroad company went bankrupt and did not complete the line. With no demand for a commercial center in the location, Valentown quickly failed as an enterprise and was abandoned.[2]
In 1940, local historian J. Sheldon Fisher purchased the property and opened Valentown as a museum.[3] The property is owned and operated today by the Victor Historical Society as a local history museum, with artifacts of 19th century life of the Victor and Rochester, New York area.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Nancy L. Todd (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Valentown Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=95.
- ^ A Grateful Salute to J. Sheldon and Lillian Fisher
[edit] External links
- Valentown Museum, Victor Historical Society
- Venerable Valentown Hall by Donovan A. Shilling
