Community of True Inspiration Residence

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Community of True Inspiration Residence
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Location919 Mill Rd., West Seneca, New York
Coordinates 42°50′00″N78°45′01″W / 42.83333°N 78.75028°W / 42.83333; -78.75028 Coordinates: 42°50′00″N78°45′01″W / 42.83333°N 78.75028°W / 42.83333; -78.75028
AreaLess than one acre
Builtc. 1850
NRHP reference No. 13000370 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 2013

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+12-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. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-05.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Katie Eggars Comeau (March 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Community of True Inspiration Residence" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying 18 photographs