The story behind Elmira's 'Castle' and its ornate architecture

Lorenzo Webber has been memorialized by having two streets named after him: Lorenzo Place and Webber Place.  Interestingly, his daughter, Adele, ma...

March 6, 2023
2:20 PM

Lorenzo Webber has been memorialized by having two streets named after him: Lorenzo Place and Webber Place.  Interestingly, his daughter, Adele, married the son of Judge Hiram Gray, for whom Gray Street is named. But I would suggest that the family's true memorial is 'The Castle' located at 615 Columbia St. The 10-bedroom mansion dates back to the 1870s. Webber came to Elmira in 1867. He had been born in Vermont in 1817 and moved with his family to Orange in Schuyler County in 1828, at age 11. As a young boy he assisted his father with farming and attended school.

Jim Hare