Old Malt House
- Demolished NRHP Listing: Custom House
- Also Known As: Macyville
- Address: 8241 Sentell St
- Vicinity: Great Lakes Seaway Trl
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1853/12/31 | The copartnership of Josiah Macy and Sons is dissolved by mutual consent, Josiah Macy retiring. The remaining partners will continue with Silvanus J Macy (son of Wm H). | |||||
| 1854/01/01 | Silvanus Jenkins Macy succeeds Josiah Macy and Sons as Josiah Macy's Sons with Josiah Macy, Wm H Macy, F H Macy, John H Macy and S J Macy. | |||||
| 1872/07/04 | The Sodus Point and Southern Railroad opens, connecting to the Canandaigua and Elmira Railroad in Canandaigua, the location of the land office of the Pultney Estate, to the Canandaigua and Elmira at Stanley, a few miles southwest of Geneva. | |||||
| 1873/00/00 | Silvanus Macy is awarded receivership of the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad which runs from Stanley to Sodus Point. The coal trestle that accessed the railroad was on the south side of Sentell Street, opposite the malt house, behind Macy's Bank (lost). | |||||
| 1874/00/00 | A new building is erected for Silvanus J Macy and Co, Bankers, on the south side of Sentell Street, opposite the malt house. Later to be used as the United States Custom House and Post Office, the NRHP listed, Italianate style building was razed in 2001. | |||||
| 1880/00/00 | A Malt House is built of limestone on Sentell Street (at NY-14) for E Bloss Parsons. Barley is delivered by small ships and malt is shipped to breweries around the Lake Ontario shoreline. | |||||
| 1882/11/05 | E H Harriman | Owner | Silvanus Macy buys the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad with his son George Macy, E H Harriman, Harriman's brother-in-law William Averell and other investors. | |||
| 1884/00/00 | Northern Central Railway | Owner | The Northern Central Railroad buys the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad and connect it via a coal trestle (lost) from Sentell Street to boats in Sodus Bay. | |||
| 1884/00/00 | E H Harriman | Owner | E E Harriman negotiates the sale of the Sodus Point and Southern Railroad to the Northern Central Railroad, part of the Pennsylvania system. The railroad will prosper. | |||
| 1900/00/00 | E H Harriman | Owner | E H Harriman purchases the Sodus Point Malt House to use for cold Storage. | |||
| 1936/00/00 | Genesee Brewing Co | Owner | Genesee Brewing Company of Rochester buys the old Parsons Malt House in Sodus Point. Over the next two years, GBC will spent $200,000 in improvements. |
| Particulars for Old Malt House: | |
|---|---|
| Economy Segment | Alcohol Industry |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Industry |
| Cereal Industry | Malt House |
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