Hervey Ely Mansion

	Hervey Ely Mansion - Quick Facts
HSP Category	Building
Period	1837
Architect	Hugh Hastings
HSP Style	Greek Revival
Construction	Wood and Stone
No. Stories	3
Original Use	Residential Home
Present Use	Irondequoit Chapter House-meetings, rentals

Historical Significance:

"The present home of Irondequoit Chapter is the lovely Hervey Ely house built in 1837. This mansion is considered to be one of the outstanding examples of the Greek Revival style of architecture in this country, and was designed by preeminent architect Hugh Hastings of New England. Hervey Ely arrived in Rochester in 1813 as a 22-year-old looking to make a living at running a general store, but soon erected a sawmill on the Genesee River. Success led to bigger mills, and Ely eventually produced as much as one third of Rochester's flour output. Unfortunately, Ely and his wife Caroline lived just four years in their handsome mansion before the collapse of the flour market forced them to sell the estate they had built in the Third Ward, once known as the "Ruffled Shirt Ward" and presently known as "The Corn Hill Neighborhood" of Rochester. To visit the Corn Hill Neighborhood of Rochester, please click on the following link: http://www.cornhill.org
The Irondequoit Chapter purchased the house in 1920, and has taken great pride in its stewardship ever since. The interior of the house maintains elaborate plaster decorations, fine marble fireplaces, an elegant curving staircase, and 12-foot ceilings. The main level of the mansion contains a genealogical library, a museum, and meeting rooms. Many antiques adorn the rooms, including a handsome sideboard used in the Newburgh headquarters of General Washington during 1780-1781, as well as a candle-lit shaving mirror used by the Marquis de Lafayette. Also on display is the drum of Alexander Milliner of Rochester, New York, who enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 16, and served four years as a drummer in Washington's Life Guard. Most proudly displayed in the foyer of this beautiful home is the DAR application paper for our most famous Irondequoit Daughter, Susan B. Anthony, who became a member of Irondequoit Chapter in 1898. In 2006 our chapter participated in the 100th anniversary reenactment of her funeral which took place in Rochester in 1906." (Wording from the Irondequoit Chapter web site.)

Acknowledgements: The Irondequoit Chapter owns, operates, and maintains the Hervey Ely mansion as their chapter house and holds chapter meetings there.

Form Submitted By: Irondequoit Chapter, NSDAR 5/30/2011

Designations:

National Register of Historical Places
City Landmark

Historic Marker:

Marker Organization: County of Monroe
Marker Date: 1959

Funded By:

The Irondequoit Chapter has owned this building since 1920. Maintenance and upkeep are funded through apartment rentals, donations, bequests, and at times grant applications.

Information for the Visitors:

What you need to know if interested in visiting this destination:

Condition of Property: Preserve
Open to the Public? No
Lodging? Yes
Brochure available? Yes
Catalog available? No
DVD available? No

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Directions and application forms can be found on this page or in the Forms section of the DAR members' website.

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