SKANEATELES ... Glimpses of the Past by Barbara Bendall Spain Karen Richards Anklin Printed by The Vidage Printer Moravia, New York ‘987,heaviest losses. Busides the building, ne los! several expensive finished carriages, 72 carriage bocles, 15 cutters, and miscellaneous other carage parts. Only oneenth of is Property was insured Tn fact, only a Tow businessmen hag ineurevce. The total loss was close to $50,000, of which only $15.00) was covered by insurance: and most of that was held by Charles Pardee, who suflered the greatest foes ‘Tho lames ware finally stopped when they reached the Brick store of R, Talcott and Company. Wt blankets wore hung over the ‘ulding inthe elon to stay the fre, ‘The bulings that were destroyed were al fame thee-stoy cediices. When the business datict was rebbit, was resized that to again uso wood would be t0 invite another easter ‘Thoreore ihe new bulengs were constructed of brick with fre walls extending ovor the root lines. The roofs themselves were ‘ado of zinc, but heavy winds tore thom, an thay were replaced '8 brick bulng ean sil bum, and today, when ae alarm from the business cistret is received, all fire equipment Is patched fo the soene. In this case, hisiory nust not be alowed to repeat iso 6 LEGG HALL L299 Hal, East Ganosce Sroct Photo counesy of Tre Skanatse Libary In 1895, tho great fre in Skaneateles destroyed the John Logg cariage and ‘sleigh manufacturing business, which had been ‘on the ste a the present Logg Hall on East Genesee Stoet for 14 years. John Legg had come from Massachustis about 1787 and fstabiched a blacksmih shop and later the successful carlage factory ur through 0 the War of 1812, a detachment of cavalry went vilage ané employed John Logg to make a supply of horseshoes and horseshoe nails. “Mr. Legg had all the Dlacksmitns in the, surounding county working for him to Complete the job. In 1813, he was the only Blacksmith In town, Th 1836, a two-story brick structure was bult to replace the wooden three-story structure which had’ bumed inthe fe of 1695. In was at this time that Joo! Thayer came to Skaneatoles «Te nas a promoter ofthe Skaneailes Rilroad orenlzmren Served as President of it for several yeare {ther cariage manufacturers during the same Pasco’ of Lear's, incuding Davey & Balowie Saceas sme, V andre & Davey, and John Paskwced "nose dae ‘Bias er pa ofa cariage was made & Saneatees eee” (eiets, Rows. springs, plain, etc. and tiese gave aristontamt 1 large numbor of ens 2 In 1845, the business was sod to Ls. propery. He named in font of hi been a vory prominent citzen of Skanew aay a 1887. 7°99 Hal ls o be th name of th block now beng remodeled Py Me Thayer, n memory ofthe late John Logg, wie se I cay Lgseveep the business inert of our vilage ar bute The Bick wore made by E. Gilet & sother, Skanoateles Me. John Wheeler was the arch! of the hale wns, seagate: Burner ne thm of Wheeler &| Benes and eatssre Sraneatls, "ABOU hat-past thee dock on Tweedy sttemoon the rear 50 and font walls of the new twenty foot log) fall with The wind was biowing a gale trom the south atthe tie, ind he rear wal which I appears was not propery suppor, Was blown in and the jar and fling materal uted eer, wal. 10 follow: jhe long taked of Logg Hall was fished and opened to the ube on Tuesday evening, February ath, 1868, Stone eee Somplimented the brick structure, ane such stone Wecstes GIESS LEGG HALL - $867, the' 1896 refering wo Ihe wees erection of te orginal sores, and 1867 retering i the dr Present structure was begun 0 ean now boast of publ hall second to none in Cental Wen Yorkin place ofthis ze. thas bean ted up m goss eea, ‘mth al the modern inprovemens, in fact everything teaer's fomplete, and now that we have such a hall in sur mane {amains with our eltzans to decide whether lshal be a focal Scot. Let every one that can help sustan all entero: at may occupy it. this be done our vilage wil te fener, wi mary an amusement and lecturer which Mihera have ee Visited our beaut! place “The fst amusement to be held inthe hall wil be a Grand 51Promenade Concent and Bat..® Thus, the fet event was hed in Legg Hall on February 4, and became an important commercial boc and socal centr nt Riameaoles. Businesses occupied the fain lovel, nding 10h jbaty Associaton, ounded in 1877, whith used the vast rons Re, bulking unt ther permanent sioture was, completed 27055 the street in 1880. Tho second fear ofthe Fa wae seoe for damees, lectures, and te tester. Rol skatng was ako eae in the upstairs ofthe hal, fooe yenisement in the Skaneatoles Fes Press of November TZ L808 stated that thre was “Skaing aid Mase every roe fom 730 to 10:30" and “Saturday aftynoons fom 256 ee R20, Admission, inusing skates, for gentomon, was 2 cone, ‘or laces, 20 cents for spectators, 10 Sa, Jn 1907, The Cable Grip Company, The Stato Bank of Staneatoles, Ed Miers Law Offes, The Vilage Clerk wed 2 ‘ole rink were occupants of Legg Hal, in 1910, the fst silent “movie Complete with plano in Logg Hall. Miss Jessie Thurlow neries Huxfor) was siting” at the Aittough a fre cid a great deal of dimage to the hal, in September, 1911, it was renovated to its iigital Condi Granséauahersof Jel Thayer, May anc Eva Webb, sod Logg {fay the Skaneatoles Masonic Lodge in 1916. That encagead Ui2z2e" 218 f the property belonging to tse Lapp amahe cen Masons planned to use Legg Hallo tak og bat Tour eno Fry table buldng and, as'a resut, soll he Hal in iden CChares Hurtord to use as a movie treat wo 1242, Reuben Cantor purchased tho uiking and changed tha ham tthe Colonial Theatre. An omatenarquoe was Suara ee ‘he outside of the bulking over the taster ev rance In lator years, clothing stores, a liquor sore, dents, a shoe ea store, a coffee shop and rats stor, a eained glass shop, a vavel ret, anda beauly salon wore anong oss nausea he Sheela‘ ae pert tones ieee 4nd, tertore, ‘conformed wih stadarce proves by re Deparment ‘ot te Itror, when Ih 1860 fe Boley we habitat nd opened as woe uy ondoniuns oer Sores on he sector "Tey wel oar che hide years sri constuction, Lag al! stands toca, proudly reminding ss off Seed slonteane our CommunLEGG HALL Skaneateles CONDOMINIUMS New YorkHISTORIC LEGG HALL the Vilage of Stanetseg NY. 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They ‘he ine 1000 We served ae 2 movi then since the arn of HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1976, “he ep allie, developer fags al ve made apleation oh Und lates Departmen corte hina Cen site elaine Serena Te pom eso gat St Nay ng ap a ag, mae a ene is Eitcs cased pele rrevee Oy aera “he Lea Hl ute dep pte aed ct of Qua Pl Kaw, hac EMURES tert lca chportt rege ene Syste yal the Whe eral Bane QUIRK Soettioromer wna saciee oremENJOY CAREFREE VILLAGE LIVING ON SKANEATELES LAKE estan. bs, outed sor, ori ante sop, shops, depress, ple ‘ety awtan sta bnaedettee illntbcbautlapn Sante Nar CONDOMINIUM ‘APARTMENT SUITES ARE PROVIDED WITH: seman re ee ies steel an, dopo formic counters, rata weed at fo alas Indl lc ters pate owns at dy py ny {ero cnt of can sg cara fk srr Cain common seach ae) Barking ares cron he set AND CONSIDER THESE AMENITIES: ects Pred repo ‘ualfiedptchoes Yeimeuepevaingroe 23a "This Otters by pot ny cance ottawa. 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