Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum
History
The Spencerport Depot and Canal Museum is located at 16 East Avenue in the Village of Spencerport. The building is east of Union Street (Route 259) on the southeast bank of the Erie Canal.
The depot was constructed around 1907 and was originally located at the corner of East Avenue and Water Street, just a few hundred yards away from its current location.
The depot served as the only stop in Spencerport on the Rochester Lockport Buffalo interurban trolley line from 1908 to 1931. When the trolley service was discontinued, the depot fell into disrepair and was eventually moved to a location on Amity Street Extension in early 1940s, where it was renovated into a private home.
Maxine Davison bought and donated the building to the Village of Spencerport in 2002 with the requirement that it be moved back to or close to its original location and use as a museum or visitor’s center. In 2005 with the help of many volunteers the building was moved on May 23, 2005.
From 2005 to 2007 more than 80,000 hours of labor coordinated by Bud Nichols and Bernie Cubitt were donated by volunteers who have performed such tasks as tear-down of the building to its original state, roofing, painting, preparation for moving the building, and other construction work.
More than $140,000 has been expended on this project, with more than half of that coming from private donation and grants. Thousands of dollars worth of materials and in-kind services have been donated to this project, including construction material such as cement, wood, electric, and heating & cooling supplies.
Erie Canalway Passport to Your National Parks C Stamp available here!
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