'New" Howard House, Port Byron, 1908

This was later the site of Emerson's Food Mat. Photo is looking east. William Howard Taft once spoke here during a political campaign. Many famous politicians and lecturers also visited here and ate in the spacious dining room. 

Howard House at Port Byron, New York, 1870s

Photo taken in the 1870s looking east. Utica Street, or Route 31, is in the foreground. Building changed in later years and a third floor balcony was added. Building to the right was annexed and the three balconies extended to cover it.

Park House in Hamilton, N.Y. in 1851