Hollister House - Candor, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "Hollister House built 1795 by Thomas Hollister. The first framed House & first public house in Candor."

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"The honor of having been the first settlers, the pioneers, of this town seems to have fallen to Elijah Smith, Collins Luddington, Thomas Hollister, and Job Judd, Sr., all of whom came from Connecticut to Owego by way of the Susquehanna valley and thence journeyed up Owego creek to the point where the first improvement was made during the summer of the year 1793. Hollister, Smith, and Luddington were afterward permanent residents in the town"
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"Thomas Hollister kept the first tavern in 1795. He also built the first frames house, and set out the first orchard."

Marker Name: Hollister House Marker Type: Roadside City/Town/Village Name: Candor County: Tioga Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Agency: Not listed Dedication Date: Not Listed Website: Not listed

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