Literary Association of Vernon
Active in mid-19th century. Held a series of 9 lectures in 1855, one of which was given by Ralph Waldo Emerson at the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church.
Maple Park Home for Aged Ladies
For nearly a century, the Maple Park Home housed ladies from the area. In exchange for living their, they would donate their remaining assets to the home. It had room for up to 20 residents.
Mount Vernon Glass Company
One of four glass companies to operate in Vernon in the early 1800s, and one of the first in Oneida County. Of the Vernon glass companies, Mt. Vernon was the only one to manufacture bottles, which today are very collectible.
Mt. Vernon Boarding School for Boys (1850s)
This boarding school was located at what used to be 225 West Seneca St. According to Pioneers of Vernon, "S. Sheldon Norton served as principal and administrator...in the 1850s.... BOys came from not only Vernon and vicinity but, also, from Utica, Syracuse, ROchester and Buffalo in New York State, as well as from Louisiana and Texas. The boys, who wore uniforms, were subject to strict discipline. Testimonials to this school's excellent education were given by Horace Greeley, Henry Ward Beecher, the. presidents of Hamilton and Union Colleges and many others.
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Church on a hill in the VIllage of Vernon, with a parsonage next door.
National Bank of Vernon
The first bank of Vernon was chartered in 1839 and chartered as a national bank in 1865. It was founded by John Knox (president), Salmon Case (cashier) and T.F. Hand (teller). The bank survived a century and a half. It was originally located in the back of Salmon Case's Stone Store. For most of its life, the bank occupied the building constructed in 1839 and opened in 1840 on Seneca Street.
Parkside Methodist Church of Vernon Center
The first Methodist churc in the Vernon area, founded by a group of Vernon Center families. First erected a building in the Vernon Center Green in 1828. Later moved to its present site. Tower rebuilt in 1850 after a lightning strike. Renovated around 1880. New parish house built in rear for $4,000 in 1929 by Oscar F. Law, as well as a new pipe organ and an indoor toilet for the parsonage next door.
Rambler Rose Tea House
The Rambler Rose Tea House, a turn-of-the-century tea room and restaurant, provided well-to-do guests with “fancy tea in a country setting” from 1913 to approximately 1927. The tea house was located at what is (in 2022) 5747 Norton Rd. The business was started and managed by Florence Tournier in 1913. Prior to Vernon Center, Florence was at the Little Tea House in Alexandria, VA. In 1928, she opened the Robin’s Nest restaurant in Clinton on Utica St., in the former Robbins Home, with her mother Nina Drury. Nina graduated from New York’s Ware School of Tea House Management and for a time, was assistant housekeeper at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. In 1923, the Griswold sisters, Jennie and Flora, purchased the house and ran it for several years as an Inn. Miss Jennie served as the matron of the Maple Park Home for Aged Women (now the Maple Park Country Store) with her sister Flora as the assistant. They both served there for 8 years until moving into the former tea house.