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\Early Canandaigua HotelsBy HERBERT J, ELLIS City Historian In the yeHr 1S75, -Joseph Masseth came to Canandaigualooking for a site to crcct ahotel, After looking diligently for some time, he decided on alocation on Railroad Avenue [Niagara Street) next to where the firehouse now stands. Histhought was, that being dose to the railroad station, nls hotelwould attract much of the passenger traffic that came in on’the trains.In those early days there •wore three railroad lines coming into Canandaigua: the New York Central, the Northern Central (a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad) and the Batavia branch, commonly called the Peanut. A freight train cr a passenger train came into Canandaigua every hour of the day. The station, comprising the ticket office, waiting room, and other facilities, was in the basement of the Canandaigua Hotel.The Massuth Hotel was theFOR THOSE OF you with good eyetIght. the sign lt;m the twUdligsays !mperial.n It’s now known as the Elks Lodge, but It was one at Canandaigua's major hotels in the late 180te and early iMOs. It was also known as the Masselh House. It Is located on Niagara Street adjacent to the firehouse (part of whLch is shown at right).QUOBEM 001 ffiAYNEINGERMODERN COUNTRY MUSICFrom 5 A.M. - Midnight►Local News Every Hour On The Half HourPaul Harvey News A Commentat 9 A.M. A 12 NoonIII AKESDial Your FM Radio fo WFLC — 1 63 92 95 96 98 79- 1*102 FMi . «!.MH -E ^J® '*? C -= si 1 s !■« £ “* ^ £ ft“-2 S 5 * * k5fliiS 5u n. x £ J*5“ 5 3 33MH*Ss ~*= £ Sothird Largest hotel in town. It was three stories high, The veranda' in front was two stories high. On the second floor were two suites and 10 sleeping rooms. On the third floor were 19 sleeping rooms. The office and dining room were on the first floor.Mr. and Mts. Masseth’s family will be remembered bythe older generation. Their son CnarJesMINTRYCOUNTRY 102Masseih became a dentist. A daughter, Lulu Masse th, married Melvin Spencer, and their daughter ,Mrs. Barbara Spencer Wright, Is associated with The Daily Messenger. Mr. and Mrs. Masseth had another daughter, Ida May.Tte Musseth House was sold to Mr. Thomas Flynn about 190B, and the name was changed to the Imperial Hold. Later on, it was sold Co the Elks Club which still owns it.Throughout the years, there have been many taverns and hotels In Canandaigua. The largest was the Canandaigua Hold. The next laTgest was the Webster House and the third largest was, as mentioned the Masseth House. Space will not permit me to tell abewt all the taverns and holds in Canandaigua.The first lug tavern svas built and operated by Joseph Smith In 17B8, and located on land at tte font rF the lake. Re was preparing to Te.ceive the earliest pioneers. He was there but a short time.Another of the earliest taverns was built and conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Sanborn in 1790 where the post oifiec is today. Their tavern was known far and wide. Colonel Timothy Pickering stayed there while he guided the Pickering Treaty Council held across ihe street on the courthouse square. Turner, in his history, names the famous people who stopped at the Sanborn Tavern while passing through Kanandargue, The list reads like a history of I be United Stales at that period.Mrs. Sanborn lived to be vcr elderly, She furnished muc information on early Canandaigua to historians. HerI
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Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Fri, Nov 28, 1975
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