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- Collection: Caledonia 1892
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Cottage Hotel, C.D. McKay, Prop.
Number 13 on the Burleigh map, the Cottage Hotel was managed by the peripatetic Charles D. ("C.D.") McKay, who previously had run the Globe Hotel in Geneseo, then the Cascade House at Portage, NY, and later went on to manage the McKay House in Perry,…
Cross Botonee
This resonant symbol appears near the end of a 1904 history of the Western New York Diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church. It was fairly common in the Anglican church and its Episcopal branches in the United States, one of them St. Andrew's…
D.B. McNaughton, Furniture & Undertaking
Number 30 on the Burleigh map, the McNaughton funeral home had been in the family for many years--as this 1902 advertisement proudly affirms. By the next year Duncan had passed away and his son taken over the business.
F.A. Christie, Clothing & Gent's Furnishing Goods
Number 40 on the Burleigh map, the clothing store of F[raser] A. Christie (1858-1917) was one of those destroyed by the 1891 Caledonia fire. Subsequently, he moved into the same building as A.K. Fowler. Known as one of the town's most civic-minded…
F.W. Miller, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer
Number 18 on the Burleigh map, for a period this Caledonia firm was nationally known for its patented equipment--especially bean harvesters. Factory was founded by the McColl Brothers in 1868, until purchased in 1880 by Alexander and his son F[red]…
Geo. Davis, Billiard Hall
Number 42 on the Burleigh map, it's not clear whether Davis (1860-1947) ever was successful in starting up his billiard hall--and the attendant liquor license likely for its operation. It's more certain that, by May 1894, he and Charles Bundy had…
Hugh Campbell, Harness and Sadlery
Number 19 on the Burleigh map, this firm dated back to Scottish immigrant Colin Campbell, who founded it in 1843 and later took on his nephew Hugh (1855-1920) as a partner. Their quality of work on saddles, harnesses, and collars was known throughout…
J.H. Espie, Groceries & Crockery
Number 31 on the Burleigh map, this business was owned by John H. Espie, who was born in 1847 on the Espie Homestead southeast of town. Along with his wife Helen, he bought Gallagher's grocery in 1889 and ran a modest business until the store burned…
John Ball & Co., Produce Elevator
Number 45 on the Burleigh map, the firm alongside the Erie Railroad dates to 1892 when John Ball (1855-1936) formed a partnership with his younger brother Thomas--who had been a principal in the firm of Ball & Donahue. Eventually their facility came…
John Boorman, Wall Paper, Paints, Oils & Artist, Materials
Number 27 on the Burleigh map, Boorman's store was a frequent advertiser for its many services. The enterprise was started by Thomas Boorman, a Scottish immigrant whose trade of painting and wallpaper led him to open a small store. It grew in size…