02 Henry Martyn House Marker

According to local historian Helen Hastings, “this is the third in the row of old brick houses on the Lake Road. It has a beautiful doorway and once had an ornamental fence similar to that of the Jewett place, but all the old houses had fenced in yards originally. This house is said to have been built in 1829 by Gustavus Clark for his partner in the mercantile business, Henry Martyn.

Henry Martyn was born in Woodbury, Conn. But grew up in Peacham, Vt. In the fall of 1823 or the winter following, he came to Western New York. He had an uncle living in Avon and through him succeeded in getting a situation as clerk in a small place east of Lockport.

The present owner is Ernest Fowler.”

Helen Hastings, et.al., Old Houses of Monroe County (Brockport: Privately Printed, 1946), 15. https://dspace.sunyconnect.suny.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/65098bb8-ca65-4ded-80af-eb3290bb5096/content