Bates Cobblestone Farmhouse

Overackers Corners Schoolhouse is a historic school located at Middlesex in Yates County, New York. It is an Italianate style structure built about 1874. The school reopened in 1998 after renovation by the Middlesex Heritage Group. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.Overackers Corners School 1874 – 1938 [4] In 1874, the brick schoolhouse on the corner of North Vine Valley Road and State Route 364 was built. The school was heated by a large round stove, had no running water, and no electricity. Students daily carried water from a local well to the school. There was a large woodshed, and as required, there were two separate outhouses. The teacher's desk was on a platform just inside the front door. The school was used until June 1938 when the Middlesex schools were consolidated. The last teacher was Hazel Dinehart Robeson. After it closed, the building was sold to Leon G. Button, who used it for grain storage until 1989 when it was leased to the Middlesex Heritage Group. In 1998, after 10 years of renovations, the school was opened as a museum. The school was placed on the National and State Registry of Historic Places in 1994. In 2014, the Pomeroy Foundation donated a plaque recognizing this achievement. Facts About the Overackers Corners School • Built in 1874 on land purchased from Edward and Margaret Hennessy • It was designated District #3, Town of Middlesex, for grades 1 – 8 • Named after a family that lived nearby • Bricks from a nearby blacksmith shop were crumbled and used as a foundation for the school • Bricks for the walls may have been made in a brick factory that was located on the next door Button Farm • Closed after the 1937-38 school year due to the centralization of schools as Middlesex Valley Central School District • Some of the teachers who taught there were: Lillian Boyd, Gordon Foster, Nellie Bennett, Mrs. Stanley Voorhees, Ruth Halstead, Carrie Razey, Lela Robson, Nellie Button, Bertha Noble, Alice DeWick, Patrick H. Sheehan, Frank Matteson, Harlan Smith, and Hazel Dinehart Robeson • Sold at a public auction to Leon G. Button on November 11, 1939 for $128.50 • 1953 Anson Wagar presented a 4’ X 5’ picture of the school to hang in the Middlesex Valley School. After many years it was taken down and stored where it was damaged. In 2014, the Middlesex Heritage Group was awarded a grant to restore the painting. It is currently on display at the Town Hall in Middlesex. • The picture of the school was in the November 1933 issue of National Geographic, page 560.

Asahel Green Farm is a historic home located at Middlesex in Yates County, New York. This Greek Revival-style structure was built about 1855 and features the two-by-two-bay, 1+1⁄2-story central block and single-story wing with porch and entrance.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Milton Wilson House is a historic home located at Rushville in Yates County, New York. It is a Queen Anne style structure built about 1906.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Canandaigua Lake is the fourth largest of the Finger Lakes in the U.S. state of New York. The City of Canandaigua is located at the northern end of the lake and the village of Naples is several miles south of the southern end. It is the westernmost of the major Finger Lakes. The name Canandaigua is derived from the Seneca name spelled variously Kanandarque, Ganondagan, Ga-nun-da-gwa, or in a modern transcription, tganǫdæ:gwęh, which means "the chosen spot", or "at the chosen town".

Rushville is a village in Ontario and Yates Counties in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 655 in the 2019 American Community Survey. Most of the Village of Rushville is within the Town of Potter in Yates County and a small part is in the Town of Gorham in Ontario County. It is one of two villages in Ontario County that is split between two townships and the only village in Ontario split between two counties.

Middlesex Center Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at Middlesex in Yates County, New York. It is a Romanesque style structure built about 1881.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Marcus Whitman High School is a middle/high-school located in Rushville, New York. It is part of the Marcus Whitman Central School District. The school was named after Marcus Whitman, the famous missionary and physician. The middle and high schools are both connected as part of the same building. Also located on the campus is the BOCES building for Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES, which is right next to the school building. Marcus Whitman is a rural school district, meaning its district includes many small towns and their outlying areas. It ranks second among school districts in New York for total area.

Middlesex is a town in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2010 census. The name originates from the county of Middlesex, England. The Town of Middlesex is on the northwest corner of the county and is south of Canandaigua.

Crystal Beach is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ontario County, New York, United States. Its population was 644 as of the 2010 census. The community is located on the eastern shore of Canandaigua Lake and is served by New York State Route 364.

Vine Valley Methodist Church is United Methodist Church congregation, housed in a historic church located at Middlesex in Yates County, New York. The structure is a Queen Anne style structure built about 1891.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Deep Run is a tributary of the Canandaigua Lake in Ontario County, New York in the United States.

John Carr House, also known as Daniel Bostwick House, is a historic home located at Middlesex in Yates County, New York. It is a Greek Revival style structure built about 1847.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.