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Rogues' Harbor Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2079 East Shore Drive Lansing, New York
Coordinates	42°32′15.97″N 76°30′19.67″W / 42.5377694°N 76.5054639°W / 42.5377694; -76.5054639
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1842
Architect	Kelsey, Lemuel, Nelson Morgan
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000657
Added to NRHP	August 26, 2009

Rogues' Harbor Inn, formerly known as the Elm Grove Inn and Central Exchange Hotel, is a historic inn and tavern located in Lansing, New York. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 and is located on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, approximately eight miles from Ithaca.

The building is a three-story brick structure built in the Greek Revival style between 1830 and 1842 by major general Daniel Minier. It's a 40-foot-deep by 80-foot-wide rectangular on a stucco-coated fieldstone foundation with a gable roof. The building features a full-width porch with a roof supported by turned posts.

The author Grace Miller White used it as the inspiration for the setting for her novel Judy of Rogue's Harbor, which was made into a film of the same name in 1920.

History

The Central Exchange Hotel was the first brick structure built in Lansing. Construction began in 1830 when major general Daniel Minier secured the services of Lemuel Kelsey of Dryden, and apprentice carpenter, Nelson Morgan of Lansing, to erect this three-story building. The primary purpose of the building was to become a rooming house, a store, and living quarters.

At the cost of $40,000, Minier situated the building on family land purchased from Nicholas Van Rensselaer (Military Lot No. 87 of the Central New York Military Tract). The Central Exchange Hotel received its name because it was on the road between Ithaca and Auburn, and stagecoaches would stop there to exchange horses.

Seven years after completion, Minier died, and his remains were placed at Asbury Cemetery in Lansing.

The Inn

The three-story building is largely colonial, having wooden pillars across the front and metal balconies built across each story on the north and west sides. The first floor contains living rooms, a grill, and a bar with a vast hall extending the length of the structure through the center. The second floor has sleeping rooms, and the third has the famous ballroom. Connecting all the floors is a spiral stairway, which is considered a unique piece of 19th century craftsmanship.

Above this is the attic, originally lighted by two oval leaded glass windows at either end. Located here were two huge zinc-lined cisterns expertly caulked and built of whitewood planks. One was for drinking water pumped by a windmill and piped throughout the building, and the other was to catch the soft water from the roof used for the kitchen.

References

1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/24/09 through 8/28/09. National Park Service. 2010-09-04. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010.
2. unknown. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rogues' Harbor Inn". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-05-15. See also: "Accompanying 18 photos".
3. Bielinski, Stefan. "Nicholas Van Rensselaer". New York State Museum. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
4. Bement, Louise (1984). Town of Lansing Its Beginning. Lansing, NY: Louise Bement. LCCN 87119284.
5. Youngs, Estella (1962). "Hotel Noted Landmark". Ithaca Journal.

External links

• Official website

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