HISTORICAL HOMES OF WELLSVILLE - ALLEGANY COUNTY, NY

The Crowner House

From the April 2010 Issue of Newsletter, Thelma Rogers Genealogical & Historical Society of Wellsville, NY; by Mary Rhodes. Photos by Mary Rhodes & Ron Taylor

The old Crowner House on Highland Avenue is gone!!

Now owned by Steuben Trust, the old house has definitely
seen better days. We cannot positively date this house, but a
house is shown in this location on the 1869 map of Wellsville.

We know from the 1870 census that John and Anna Sexton
Crowner lived in this location, though we cannot say it was
THIS house. We do know that at one time the house was
considered a true showplace, with white pillars supporting a roof porch, the tenant house for the farm was to the side
of the house.

In 1938, the entire house was remodeled into apartments...... And now, we must say “goodbye”.

 

Before the demolition began.....

and another......

Just after the removal of the shingles.

Down she comes............

The beams for construction were easily obtained at the time this was built.

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