Canandaigua’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Canandaigua. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Developed near Canandaigua Lake at the site of the historic Seneca village of Tganödä:gwëh, by the mid-19th century Canandaigua was an important railroad junction and home port for several steamboats that operated on the lake. After the Civil War, local industries included two brick works, the Lisk Manufacturing Company, several mills, and the regionally prominent McKechnie Brewery. The shire town of the original county of western New York, Canandaigua was the site of the trial of Susan B. Anthony in 1873 on charges of voting illegally because only men were allowed to vote.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Canandaigua’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Canandaigua’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewView [of Ogarita] from Lincoln Wo…, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Canandaigua
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Canandaigua, decade by decade
1990s
16 historic places in Canandaigua
Canandaigua has 16 listings on the National Register, and they protect 450 historic buildings, because Canandaigua Historic District alone counts 255.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1973North Main Street Historic District
Listed 1973Sonnenberg Gardens
Listed 1984Adelaide Avenue School
Listed 1984Benham House
Listed 1984Building at 426 South Main Street
Listed 1984Canandaigua Historic District
Listed 1984Cobblestone Manor
Listed 1984Francis Granger House
Listed 1984Marshall House
Listed 1984Saltonstall Street School
Listed 1984Thaddeus Chapin House
Listed 1984Brigham Hall
Listed 1988US Post Office-Canandaigua
Listed 2014Woodlawn CemeteryListed 2016Canandaigua Historic District (Boundary Increase)Listed 2020Miller Corsets, Inc. FactoryThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as View [of Ogarita] from Lincoln Wood (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.