The portrait and china of attorney Beiva Lockwood, the first woman to argue a case before the US Supreme Court, and first endorsed woman US Presidential candidate in 1884 and 1888 for the Equal Rights Party, is in the front room of this building. The Hille House located at 229 Niagara Street contains our business and industrial exhibits and the Fitz-Gerald Medical Arts room chronicles the practice of Drs. Robert B. B., Dudley, and H. Braden Fitz-Gerald. The history of this home includes the Kandt family. Other exhibits are in the designing stage for this building.
Volunteers are always welcome.
Group tours are available by appointment by calling the museum at 434-7433. All of our programming is sponsored in part by the New York State Council on the Arts. The public is welcome to all programming and donations are appreciated.