New series Updated histories of various diners in Westfield 1900to 2011 One of the exciting times, while researching historic sites in theWestfield business district, is when a business proprietor iswilling and able to share a Title Search, dating back to theoriginal Holland Land Company purchase for the parcel of land onwhich their business resides. Sharon Sweet, the current proprietor in 2011 of the Main Diner atthe corner of Main and Elm Streets in Westfield, recently sharedtwo copies of such a Title Search to the Westfield Historian fordetermining names of the owners of the Main Diner, as well as thedates of ownership of the property. As readers probably know, butit bears repeating, a Title Search does not necessarily identifywhen particular buildings or other structures were built or placedon the land, but sometimes the deeds or wills included in thesearch will provide some clues or leads. Since Elm Street, although it was one of the earliest streets laidout in Westfield, did not go all the way to where it now junctionswith Main Street, the history of that parcel of land, and thestructures between what is now the telephone building, and whatwas, until recently, Sciarrino s News Room at 44 East Main,provides a fascinating background to the history of the diners atthat location.
A brief note in the Nov. 30, 1921 WestfieldRepublican states that the entrance to Elm Street at Main Streetwas widened by the removal of the Macomber building. The recentseries of BeeLines has detailed information about this parcel,found primarily on pre-Civil War Westfield Maps, Chautauqua CountyAtlas Maps, and Sanborn Maps between 1886 and 1923, to documentbuildings prior to the first diner on the land, the Modern ClubDiner, in 1929. From the Title Searches, the following is a summary of the historyat that site from 1800 to 1930. 1.
Holland Land Company to Nathan S. Roberts Warranty deed, 1809 2. Nathan S. Roberts to David Eason Quit-claim deed, 1833 3.
David Eason to James McClurg Warranty deed, 1811 4. James McClurg to James McMahan Warranty deed, 1821 5. James McMahan to Henry Abell Warranty deed, 1822 Note: No deed on record from Henry Abell or to Charles C. Tupper ofpremise in question.
6. Charles C. Tupper to Elisa Ann Ray Warranty deed, 1832 7. Lorenzo Tyler and Eliza Ann, his wife to Orvis Nichols, 1836;acknowledged and recorded, 1857 8.
In 1839, Lorenzo Tyler sold by quit-claim deed a portion of theparcel to James McClurg, on which McClurg erected a brick barn. 9. Orvis Nichols to Watson S. Hinckley Warranty deed, 1857, withexception 10.
Watson S. Hinckley to Mary A. Knapp Warranty deed, 1858,with exception and addition 11. Mary A. Knapp to Mary E.
Hathaway Warranty deed, 1863, withexception 12. Mary E. Hathaway to Oliver Lyon Warranty deed, 1864, same asno. 11 13.
Oliver Lyon to Mary M. Jones Warranty deed, 1866, same asno. 11 14. Mary M.
Jones, milliner in failing health, to sister, Esther J.Macomber Trust,1875 15. Mary M. Jones and Esther J. Macomber, as assignee of Mary M.Jones to Edward A. Skinner Warranty deed, 1876 Note: No.
15 may be like a mortgage as Skinner is Bank admin 16. Mary M. Jones, last will and testament, 1897, to sister EstherJ. Macomber, real property as designated in 11; naming Esther J.Macomber and S.W.
Mason executors 17. Mary M. Jones, deceased Nov. 20, 1898, will probate, letterstestamentary granted to Esther J, Macomber and S.W.
Mason, 1899 18. Esther J. Macomber, last will and testament probate of Sep. 30,1919 states that Esther J.
Macomber died Oct. 4, 1918 19. Nellis M. Cross, the only surviving heir-at-law of ElizabethCross, deceased sister of Mary M.
Jones, and wife Lillie E. Crossquit-claim deed of April 21, 1919 to Nettie Macomber, Florence L.Macomber, Blanch Macomber and Mabel Macomber 20. Silas W. Mason, the sole surviving executor of last will andtestament of Mary M. Jones, deceased, executor s deed of Sept.
12,1919 to Grace S. Tennant, trustee by agreement of thirteen heirs ofMary M. Jones. Tract or parcel of land at corner of East Main andElm Streets, bounded on north by East Main Street; on east by landsof John F. Allen; on south by lands of Frederick J.
Franz; and onwest by Elm Street. 21. Mary A. Knapp to Sextus H. Hungerford, mortgage of Nov.
9, 1961discharged Sept. 19, 1921; parcel 1 and more 22. Mary A. Knapp to Sextus H. Hungerford, mortgage of July 8, 1862discharged Sept.
19, 1921; parcel 1 and more 23. Mary A. Knapp and W.H. Knapp to S.H.
Hungerford, Mortgage ofJan. 20, 1863 discharged Sept. 19, 1921; Parcel 1 & more 24. Grace S. Tennant, trustee, to Frank W.
Crandall and Charles E.Welch, trustee s deed of Sept. 15, 1921; premises described in no.20 25. Frank W. Crandall and wife Catharine, Charles E.
Welch and wifeJulia, to the Village of Westfield N.Y., deed of July 12, 1922;same premises as in no, 20, except the portion of Parcel 1 and morethat is still the lot on which the Main Diner buildings are locatedin 2011 26. Frank W. Crandall and wife Catharine, Charles E. Welch and wifeJulia, to Emmanuel Triantfellow, a.k.a Manuel, deed of July 12,1922, the excepted vacant lot that would eventually become thelocation of the Main Diner buildings currently in 2011 27. Emmanuel Triantafelow to State Bank of Mayville, mortgage ofJuly 22, 1922, for premises of no.
26. Mortgage discharged June 16,1930. 28. State Bank of Mayville, N.Y., to Anthony Caras, assignment ofmortgage of no. 27., Jan.
28, 1929. Note that Anthony Caras was theproprietor of The Olympian, a.k.a Tony s Ice Cream Parlor, justacross Main Street. Also Tony Cara and Manuel Triantafelow wereboth from Greece, both Westfield restaurant proprietors, and hadbeen friends since they immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1900s. 29.
Emmanuel Triantafelow to Anthony Caras, a second mortgage ofJan. 29, 1929, also discharged June 16, 1930 along with no. 27. Tony Caras was well known for his generous assistance to many localbusiness entrepreneurs. Diners of Westfield update series will be continued in futureBeeLines.
Marybelle Beigh is the current Public Historian for the Town andVillage of Westfield. Her office is located at 3 East Main Streetin Westfield, N.Y, 14787 inside Parkview Ice Cream Parlor. Herscheduled office hours are Monday through Friday 9 to 11 a.m.;other hours by appointment. Beigh can be reached at westfieldhistorian@fairpoint.net or by calling 326-2457 (office), 326-6171 (home) or 397-9254(cell). I am a professional writer from Apparel, which contains a great deal of information about john deere baler , blind stitch machine, welcome to visit!
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