Cazenovia - town in Madison County, New York, United States

Cazenovia is a town of 7,000 people (2016) in Madison County, in Central New York. The town has 27 sites and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is home to Cazenovia College, a small liberal arts college in the greater Syracuse area. It was founded in 1824 as the Genesee Seminary.

Understand

History

The Town of Cazenovia was established in 1793 by the Towns of Whitestown and Paris (both in Oneida County) before the creation of Madison County. Subsequently, other towns in the county were formed from partitions of its territory. Cazenovia was part of a region called "The Gore," based on a surveying error.

It was founded by John Lincklaen, an agent of the Holland Land Company, and was named after Theophilus Cazenove, Lincklaen's boss.

Get in

By car

Cazenovia is located on U.S. Route 20.

Get around

See

• Lorenzo State Historic Site, 17 Rippleton Rd, +1 315 655-3200. 2016-08-21
• Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, 3883 Stone Quarry Rd. 2016-08-21
• Chittenango Falls State Park, 2300 Rathbun Rd, 42.98°, -75.85°, +1 315 637-6111. Weekdays $3/car, Weekends/Holidays $5/car 2018-01-26 The following sites and historic districts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:
• Abell Farmhouse and Barn, Ballina Rd.
• Annas Farmhouse, 4812 Ridge Rd.
• Beckwith Farmhouse, 4652 Syracuse Rd.
• Cedar Cove, W side of E. Lake Rd.
• Chappell Farmhouse, Ridge Rd.
• Cobblestone House, Syracuse Rd.
• Zephnia Comstock Farmhouse, 2363 Nelson St.
• Crandall Farm Complex, 2430 Ballina Rd.
• Evergreen Acres,Syracuse Rd.
• Hillcrest, Ridge Rd. S of Hoffman
• Lorenzo, Ledyard St. (U.S. 20)
• The Maples, 2420 Nelson Rd.
• Meadows Farm Complex, Rippleton Rd.
• Middle Farmhouse, 4875 W. Lake Rd.
• Niles Farmhouse, Rippleton Rd.
• Notleymere, 4641 E. Lake Rd.
• Old Trees, W side of Rippleton Rd.
• Ormonde, Between E. Lake Rd. and Ormonde Dr.
• Parker Farmhouse, 3981 East Rd.
• Rippleton Schoolhouse, Rippleton Rd., 15 mi. SE of Syracuse
• Rolling Ridge Farm, 3937 Number Nine Rd.
• Shattuck House, W. Lake Rd.
• Sweetland Farmhouse, Number Nine Rd.
• Tall Pines, Ridge Rd.
• The Hickories, 47 Forman St.
• Upenough, Rippleton St.
• York Lodge, 4448 E. Lake Rd.

Do

Buy

Albany Street contains a high concentration of shops.

Eat

Budget

• Caz Pizza, 62 Albany St. 2016-08-21

Mid-range

• Les Pates Et Les Nouilles, 37 Albany St, +1 315 815-4213. 2016-08-21

Splurge

• Seven Stone Steps. 2016-08-21

Drink

• Junior's Caz Bar. 2016-08-21

Coffee

• Pewter Spoon, 87 Albany St, +1 315 655-5554. 2016-08-21

Sleep

• Brae Loch Inn, 5 Albany St. 2016-08-21
• Brewster Inn, 6 Ledyard Ave. 2016-08-21
• Hampton Inn & Suites, 25 Lakers Ln. 2016-08-21
• Lincklaen House, 79 Albany St, +1 315-655 3461. 2016-08-21

Connect

Nearby

Peterboro

Peterboro is 9.1 miles/15.1 km east of Cazenovia via County Routes 28 and 25.

• Gerrit Smith Estate and Land Office, 5304 Oxbow Rd., Peterboro, 42.967647°, -75.687089°, +1 315 280-8828. Museum Sa-Su 1-5PM, late May-late Aug, grounds daily dawn-dusk. Smith was president of the New York Anti-Slavery Society (1836-1839) and a "station master" on the Underground Railroad in the 1840s and 1850s. The sprawling estate where he lived throughout his life is now a museum complex with interior and exterior exhibits on freedom seekers, Gerrit Smith's wealth, philanthropy and family, and the Underground Railroad.

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