Community of True Inspiration Residence
National Register of Historic Places

Community of True Inspiration Residence

West Seneca, Erie County, New York
Listed
June 24, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
13000447

About this property

Community of True Inspiration Residence, also known as the Lower Ebenezer Society house and West Seneca Historical Society, is a historic home located at West Seneca in Erie County, New York. It was built about 1850, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, vernacular wood-frame building with a gable roof. A rear wing was added in the 1870s, with additions made in 1956. It was moved to its present site in 1956, when donated to the West Seneca Historical Society. It is one of the few remaining buildings in the Ebenezer section of West Seneca built by the Community of True Inspiration who settled in the area in the 1840s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

919 Mill Rd.
West Seneca, Erie County, New York
42.83523, -78.75008

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Community of True Inspiration Residence listed on the National Register?

Community of True Inspiration Residence was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Community of True Inspiration Residence?

Community of True Inspiration Residence is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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