Temperance House. Niagara Falls, N.Y. Printed by Albertype Co. No post date
This is the Hotel that Sophia & John stayed at in Niagara Falls
In the 1892 City Directory, it listed twenty-eight (28) hotels in the south part of the city and fourteen (14) hotels in the north part of the city. Notable hotels included:
Temperance House - Falls Avenue at 2nd Street
John Ames Letter
Temperance Hotel
Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
June 30, 1886.
Dear Father and Mother:
-- After the storm of rice and old shoes had subsided, we reached the depot in ample time for the train. At Cortland, Ray Bliss, Sophie’s cousin, met us with a hack, and gave us a good ride through the village after which they invited us to sit down to a bountiful supper. We went to Syracuse and from there right through to Rochester, putting up for the night at the New Osborn House. This morning we went to visit Power’s Art Gallery, probably the finest in America. What beautiful masterpieces of art we saw. We kept going from one room to another until it was time for our train. We arrived here about one o’clock and were very successful in getting a hotel. It costs us but $1.50 per day here, and everything is neat and homelike. It is by far a best place for a common man to stop when he comes here. But the scenery! You have no idea of its grandeur until you gaze upon it for yourself. Fred had only this afternoon to stay, so we hired a hack for $3 for the afternoon. The driver took lots of pains with us, describing all the “points” of interest, and showed us all around, both the Canada and American side. We have had a splendid time. Never had two days of so much joy in all my life. If it is possible for a man to afford it, I do not think he ought to live and die in York State and not see Niagara Falls. We will probably stay here tomorrow and go to Genoa Friday, arriving at a P. M. This is the place for a man to go for his [continued on top of page] wedding trip. Sophie sends her love.
Your son John
NOTES: John Ames and Sophia Wall were married in a double ceremony with Fred Hendee and Zella Wall on Jun 22.
Powers Building Rochester 1880's
The Powers Building has enjoyed a history as one of Rochester’s most remarkable commercial structures. Daniel Powers began construction of his building in 1865 and after it’s initial completion in 1868 he would undertake a series of expansions and enlargements as he sought to maintain its claim as the tallest building in Rochester.
This Rochester landmark earned fame and status due to it’s design and finish that included many engineering marvels never before seen in Rochester.
Construction of the building utilized steel framing with a cast iron and ornamental stone façade. This revolutionary method of construction was employed to create what was then billed as a fireproof building. The building was the first in upstate New York to have a passenger elevator (then called a vertical railroad), gas illumination and marble floors. In 1861 it became the first commercial structure in Rochester to have electricity, utilizing its own power generating boilers.
In side the Powers Building
Powers Art Gallery
Restored:click here to see building now
In 1875 Daniel Powers opened the largest private art gallery in the country occupying the entire 5th floor of his building. His collection consisted of over 1,000 pieces of both original work and reproductions of masterpieces acquired during his numerous trips to Europe. After his death in 1897 his art collection was auctioned off and ownership of the building changed numerous times and it’s condition gradually declined.
First Century of Art in Rochester to 1925, The
by McKelvey, Blake
Vol. 17 No(s) 2 (April 1955)
They had copies of famous European Masterpieces as well as many of the Barbizon Artists.
Jean Millet
Daubigny, Charles-Francois Harvest 1851 Oil on canvas
Eugène Delacroix 
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