Marcham Hall

For forty years before it became the municipal building of the Village of Cayuga Heights, Marcham Hall at 836 Hanshaw Road was a private residence. It was built in the late 1920s by Dorothy Cornell (1875-1942), the youngest granddaughter of Ezra Cornell. Dorothy's sister and brother-in-law, Eunice C. and Charles Taylor, lived next door at 830 Hanshaw Road.
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Complete with a slate roof, a chandelier or two from the Hotel Martinique (a hotel the Taylors had run in New York City), a picket fence imported from France, fine ironwork hinges and handles on the doors and windows, a greenhouse, and a charming sundial on the outside wall, Stonecroft was Dorothy's dream house.

Read more about the architecture and history of Marcham Hall at The Cayuga Heights History Project.

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