Check out what the Webster Historic Preservation has been up to in the community!
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206 North Avenue: Climate Controlled Storage
Climate Controlled Self Storage was the site of the moth for September, 2022. This building at 206 North Ave was used for many purposes including a cold storage facilty. It was built with in an excellent location adjacent to the Hojak Railroad (now the Hojak Trail).
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33 Dunning Ave
Dunning Avenue is famous for its wonderful vintage turn of the century homes, but this one, recently chosen as the November 2011 Site of the month, has always been a favorite. Maybe because of its wonderful old Colonial Revival front porch with the Brazilian teak floor with paired round Doric columns …or maybe the seasonal […]
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Department of Public Works
The Village of Webster Department of Public Works building was the site of the month for August, 2022. This building was constructed in 1965 as an addition to the existing public works building.
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Burkes Bar & Grille
Some places just blend into the landscaping – like the night sky or the sunrise. Rarely do I look up and notice the architecture or the fine points of a building that I’ve seen for decades. Recently the Webster Village Historic Preservation Commission named the neighborhood watering hole, Burke’s Bar and Grill also known as […]
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57 Lapham Park
The Knight House, a three story Victorian, was built in 1900 and was purchased by the Knight siblings (brother and sister). Slowly, and deliberately, the home has been rehabilitated. Plaster and lathe has been replaced and new windows put in with the exception of one in the front hall which still has the original glass. […]
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45 East Main Street
Finn’s has been chosen as the November Site of the Month for the Webster Village Historical Preservation Commission. Wilfred Finn and George Finn started the business in 1939. It was a Texaco gas station. They also serviced cars and began a towing business in the early 1940’s. When Wilfred and George retired in 1985, Tim […]
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