Westminster Presbyterian Church
60 Washington Street, Hornell, New York | Unmarked Location
The thirty-fifth annual convention of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association (NYSWSA) was held in Hornellsville on Tuesday through Friday, October 20–23, 1903.
Plenary sessions of the suffrage convention were held at Westminster Presbyterian Church (erected 1900).
Other venues utilized by the convention included the Page House Hotel, where business meetings were conducted, and the Joseph B. Woodbury residence, where a gala reception was held.
The Building and Site. The brick and stone structure was erected in 1900 as Westminster Presbyterian Church. In 1967, the Westminster congregation merged with the First Presbyterian Church at 150 Main Street and abandoned this building. It was acquired at an unknown date by the Free Methodist Church of Hornell. The structure still displays its original name on its cornerstone.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Side view of the 1900 church building, viewed from the Ransom Street side. At left, plastic lettering identifies the structure's current occupant, the Free Methodist Church. But the cornerstone (to left of main entrance) displays the original name of Westminster Presbyterian.
Vertical View of Westminster
This vertical image includes the whole of the church's steeple.
Reverse View of Westminster
The former Westminster Presbyterian as viewed from the Hornell Street side.
Westminster Cornerstone
Cornerstone (to left of main entrance) identifies the congregation that erected the structure—and hosted plenary sessions of the NYSWSA convention of 1903.
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Associated Historical Events
Thirty-Fifth NY State Suffrage Convention
October 20–23, 1903