It's More Than Just A Pretty Face! Located next to the Hoyt-Potter House, the Campbell-Whittlesey House Museum is one of the finest examples of restored Greek Revival architecture in America. It represents the effects of the Erie Canal during Rochester's boomtown years between 1835 and 1845.

To visitors, the house was a showplace, designed to impress with gold stenciled furniture and parlors painted 12 different tones. To the servants, it was a workplace, where intricately carved surfaces must be dusted, and the new coal cook stove mastered. To the family, it was a place of service. Mrs. Campbell held meeting of the Orphan Asylum Association in her ornate parlors.

The house stands on its original site, at the edge of the historic Corn Hill neighborhood, on the brink of the Route 490 expressway. It stands as witness to the change over time, a reminder that this spot has not always been highways and high-rises.

Hours: Thursday and Friday 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Group tours of six or more can be scheduled daily, except Monday. Special group packages are available. Call 546-7029, extension 14 to schedule a group or school tour. Handicapped accessible.