Granger Homestead
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The Granger Homestead and Carriage Museum offers an important 1816 mansion in the Federal style in the city of Canandaigua, New York
Canandaigua (city), New York
Canandaigua is a city in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. The population was 11,264 at the 2000 census...

. The property remained in the Granger family for four generations. A carriage house
Carriage house
A carriage house, also called remise or coach house, is an outbuilding which was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and the related tack.In Great Britain the farm building was called a Cart Shed...

 contains a carriage museum
Carriage Museum
The Carriage Museum is a museum of historic Carriages, located in Cairo, Egypt.It is part of the Cairo Citadel museum complex.-See also:*Horse-drawn vehicle*Howdah -External links:*...

. Guided tours of the furnished house interiors are available seasonally.

Two barns on the 10-acres hold close to 100 antique carriages and sleighs. One barn has a large collection of original Granger family farming equipment.

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