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History___________________________________________
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| 1807 |
- Temple
Hill Cemetery established ... the first burying ground
in the village of Geneseo
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| 1810 |
- Site
of Geneseo's earliest house of worship
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| 1826 |
- 2
acres of land donated by James & William Wadsworth
for the purpose of the Livingston County High School
- Site
of the first school in Livingston County
- Cornerstone
laid the 8th of August
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| 1842 |
- Livingston
County High School became known as Temple Hill Academy
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| 1859 |
- Presbyterian
Synod of Buffalo began administration of school as a non-sectarian
educational facility ... renamed the Geneseo Academy
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| 1872 |
- Temple
Hill Academy, now known as Geneseo Academy, was abandoned
- Geneseo
Academy closed in 1872 due to the founding of the Geneseo
Normal School in 1871
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| 1882 |
- Foreclosure
sale by Warsaw Manufacturing Co.
- Purchased
by Abram Goodwin
- Dormitory
building made into Goodwin's residence where he lived
until his death
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| 1907 |
- Henry
V. Colt purchased the property and tore down the Goodwin
residence (the North building)
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| 1911 |
- Mr.
Colt remodeled the South building for his home
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| 1942 |
- Dr.
& Mrs. James Lockhart purchased the property
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| 1965 |
- Geneseo
Branch of American Association of University Women erect
a historical marker on the site.
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| 2006 |
- October
20th, Temple Hill Bed & Breakfast opened.
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