Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem

Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem is a museum in Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York which is located on East Niagara Street. Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem is situated nearby to the park Tonawandas Gateway Harbor, as well as near Tonawanda Intermodal Hub.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Long Homestead”
Address: Floor 1, 24 East Niagara Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Erie Canal and Riviera Theatre.

Erie Canal

River

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The world-famous Erie Canal, in New York State, lets you experience history, recreation, and the very best that small-town America has to offer. Stretching almost 350 miles from Buffalo to Albany, up and down 35 locks, under countless bridges, and through dozens of picturesque communities, the Canal was America's first superhighway and the crown jewel of the Empire State.

Riviera Theatre

Theater building

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The Riviera Theatre is a 1,140-seat entertainment venue in North Tonawanda, New York. The theatre hosts live concerts, theatre, dance shows, and movies. Riviera Theatre is situated 980 feet north of Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem.

Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier

Museum

The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in North Tonawanda, New York. Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society, its mission is to preserve the railroad history of the Buffalo, New York area, once the railroad hub of America. Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is situated 2,000 feet north of Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Tonawanda and Tonawanda.

North Tonawanda

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North Tonawanda is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Tonawanda had a population of 30,496. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

Tonawanda

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Tonawanda is the name of both a city in the Northtowns of Erie County, New York, and the unincorporated suburban township that surrounds it. The incorporated village of Kenmore also makes up part of the Town of Tonawanda.

Brighton

Hamlet

Tonawanda is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 72,636. The town is at the north border of the county and is the northern inner ring suburb of Buffalo. Brighton is situated 3 miles southeast of Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem.

Benjamin Long Homestead Musuem

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.02104° or 43° 1′ 16″ north

Longitude

-78.87584° or 78° 52′ 33″ west

Levels

Operator

The Historical Society of the Tonawandas, Inc.

Open location code

87M324CF+CM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 84872883

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights include Tonawandas Gateway Harbor and Gateway Harbor.

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