A lonely stone pillar near the sidewalk on North Main Street is easily overlooked by passersby, yet it stands as a witness to the existence of a once-grand estate tied to an influential Rochester family. The Charles S. Chapman residence depicted in a hand-colored postcard. Situated on the property line between St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and the 714 North Main building (where the Denny's Restuarant used to be), the pillar is an artifact of the decorative stone fence that marked the … [Read more...]