The Old Stone Store: A Remnant of Rochester’s Pioneer Era By Deborah J. Larsen Few Rochester residents remember a time when the venerable stone store at the corner of Third and Main streets was not a bakery. History reveals, however, that the iconic building has served a wide variety of tenants in its 167 years. Rochester’s oldest commercial structure, known to us as the Home Bakery building, was called “The Old Stone Store” by generations of earlier residents. It was built in 1849 for … [Read more...]
How The Old Stone Store became The Home Bakery
Filed Under: A Look Back, Rochester, The Community Edge Tagged With: Barnes & Goodison, By Deborah J. Larsen, Donald Bennett, Harry Schaefer, Haybell & O’Brien Chevrolet dealership, Hudson-Essex dealership, National Register of Historic Places, Native American burial ground, Oakland Dairy store, Remembering Rochester, Rollin Sprague, Scha-Ben bakery, The Home Bakery, The Old Stone Store, Thomas Anscomb
