Historic Tours

Yearly House Tours:

Hamlet of Bushnell’s Basin Tour
Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Perinton Historical Society will host its 2010 Historic House Tour in the hamlet of Bushnell’s Basin on Sunday, April 25, from 1 to 5 pm. One of the oldest hamlets in the Town, Bushnell’s Basin was designated the first local preservation district in Perinton.

The tour features three landmark homes and two preservation sites. The homes are examples of Greek Revival architecture and a “rammed earth” house, all built in the first half of the nineteenth century. The sites are the Bushnell’s Basin Cemetery and the WW I Bunker at Burnley Rise.

Landmark Homes

The homes are examples of Greek Revival architecture and a “rammed earth” house, all built in the first half of the nineteenth century.

• 126 Ayrault Road

• 1 Green Ridge Road

• 1041 Pittsford Victor Road

Preservation Sites

The small pioneer cemetery contains graves of early Bushnell’s Basin settlers and veterans from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and the Civil War. The Bunker was one of probably 3 constructed to provide training and target practice for soldiers and National Guard units going off to Europe in WW I.

History of the Bunker

The bunker is on Burnley Rise in the Town. It is where many soldiers trained nearly 100 years ago before heading to trench warfare in Europe during World War I. It was used for “known distance” target practice by soldiers from Rochester who came to Bushnell’s Basin by trolley and marched up to the top of the hill.

The site was originally on the Crump farm, near Route 96 and Kreag Road, where Warren “Barney” Crump grew up. Crump remembered the soldiers coming out to the farm when he was a boy. It was built early in the 20th century.

The bunker was found in the early 1990s when Gary DeBlase, a developer, was building houses in the area. He donated about an acre of land to the town. It is possibly the only one of its kind left in the state measuring 30 feet long, 8 feet wide and 7 feet high.

On tour day members of the Perinton Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8495 will staff the bunker.

Purchase Tour Tickets

Tickets (memberships) are $10 and are available at the:

• Fairport Museum, 18 Perrin St.

• Fairport Village Hall, 31 S. Main St.

• Fairport Public Library, 1 Village Landing

• Perinton Town Hall, 1350 Turk Hill Road

Society Members:

Current members will receive their ticket in the mail.

Tour Day:

On the day of the tour, tickets will be available at the:

Hamlet of Eqypt-Spring 2009

In 2009 the Perinton Historical Society proudly showcased houses and businesses in the historic Hamlet of Egypt. One of the first settlements in the Town of Perinton, Egypt has been home to orchards, farms and businesses since 1813, when the first town meeting was held. More information on these pages Hamlet of Egypt-Spring 2009 and the History of Egypt

Faircroft Subdivision - Spring 2008

Mr. Nelson Lewis of 128 West Church Street was a farmer and the original owner of a large parcel of farmland; part of which became the Faircroft Subdivision. The area of development encompasses a block of West Church, Fifth Avenue, Clifford Street, Galusha and part of Nelson.

The advertisement for the properties read “A distinctive subdivision on West Church street; large lots, fully restricted, cement sidewalk, sewer and fruit trees.”

In June of 1926, the first of Faircoft Subdivision homes were started. The post Victorian years saw the emergence of American architecture such as the Dutch, Colonial Tudor Revival and the Bungalow or Craftsman style. Faircroft Subdivision-Spring 2008

West Street - Spring 2007

West Street is one of the earliest streets in Fairport. Many of the houses were built between 1852 and 1872. The two main landowners were Martin Wood and Omar Wilcox. Martin Wood owned the property on the west side of the street and Omar Wilcox had a house on West Church and owned a large amount of property on the east side. West Street-Spring 2007

East Church & South Main - Fall 2005

The tour of along these two streets included many of the oldest and grandest homes in the Village of Fairport. East Church & South Main-Fall 2005

Self-Guided Tours:

Walking Tour of the Village of Fairport

The Town of Perinton Historian, Jean Keplinger developed a Walking Tour Brochure in 2007 of many of the historical properities in Fairport.

To download the Walking Tour Brochure in PDF format from the Town of Perinton website.

These printed brochures are also available at the Town offices at 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport, NY 14450.

Legacy Bike Tour Along the Erie Canal

Research by John Jongen

Take a self-guided tour along the Erie Canal. Tour highlights; Trolley Stop, Kennelley Park and Gazebo, Fairport Library, Fairport Historical Museum, Potter Memorial and Privy, Perinton Park, Switching Tower, Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Electric Railway Station and the Box Factory. The Legacy Bike Tour Along the Erie Canal.

Hitching Posts and Mounting Blocks

Research by Historic Structures Committee - Cathering Angevine, Chair

Fairport is very fortunate to have over 25 locations with hitching posts and/or horse mounts. The Structure Committee has documented and photographed these treasures from our past. More about Hitching Posts & Mounting Blocks.

A Tour Guide of Hitching Posts & Mounting Blocks available in PDF format.

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Bushnell's Basin
Tour 2010

The house at 1 Green Ridge Road has wooden scalloped trim on the eaves, front porch, and window cornices.

Faircroft House
Tour 2008

Members flock to the historic tours each year. Shown here is a home in the Tudor Revival style in the Faircroft Subdivision, located in the Village of Fairport. In 2008, 250 members enjoyed the tour of homes built around 1920-1930.

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