528 W Water St, Elmira, NY 14905

This wonderful Federal Style Home, known as the Hoffman House & built in 1832 by Wm Hoffman, a haberdasher from NYC. He gave up his business to move to the area & farm the land producing a hybrid corn still grown today. At 188 years old, this home has had only 8 owners. The home was palced on the Nat. Registry of Historic Homes by the US Dept. of the interior. One notable owner was Ida Langdon, the neice of Samuel Clemens. She was a professor of English History at Elmira College when it was an all girls college. Truly an experience you won't want to miss. Many furnishings are included in sale.