Cayuga County Arts Council
A comprehensive service organization which assists art, cultural and civic endeavors and community partnerships.
169 Genesee Street
Auburn, NY 13021
Phone: 315-252-0950
E-mail: info@cayugacountyartscouncil.info
Website: www.cayuganet.org/arts
The Arts Council is the owner of the historic The Auburn Schines Theater, located on 12-14 South Street in Downtown Auburn. The theater was built in 1938 as part of the Schine Theater chain, the largest independent circuit in the country at that time. It is currently undergoing major renovations. Tours can be arranged by appointment.
Cayuga Museum and Case Research Lab
Housed in the Willard-Case Mansion (built in 1836), the museum offers exhibits on local figures, events and items pertinent to the development of Cayuga County. The Case Research Lab is the site where the first successful system of sound on film was invented.
203 Genesee Street
Phone: 315-253-8051
Website: www.cayuganet.org/cayugamuseum
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 12 noon - 5:00 PM
Fort Hill Cemetery
Set on a hill overlooking Auburn, this site was used by Native Americans for burial mounds as early as 1100 A.D. It includes the burial sites of William Seward, Harriet Tubman, Colonel Myles Keogh who fought with General Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, and features a monument to Indian orator Chief Logan.
19 Fort Street
Phone: 315-253-8132
Harriet Tubman Home
In the 1850’s Harriet Tubman settled in Auburn after the Civil War and operated this home for aged and indigent blacks. As a conductor of the Underground Railroad, Harriet made 19 trips south over a period of 11 years.
180 South Street
Phone: 315-252-2081
Website: www.harriettubmanhome.org
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
November - January by appointment only.
Seward House
For over 50 years, Seward House was the home of William Henry Seward (b. 1801, d. 1872), Governor of New York, United States Senator, Secretary of State to Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, and a leading figure in the Republican Party and the purchase of Alaska. Enjoy a guided tour through 17 rooms. A registered National Historic Landmark.
33 South Street
Phone: 315-252-1283
Website: www.sewardhouse.org
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Summer Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM and Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
CLOSED IN JANUARY.
Seymour Public Library
On the National Register of Historic Places, this monumental stone building was designed by the New York City firm, Carrere and Hastings, designers of the New York Public Library. Free internet access is available.
176 Genesee Street
Phone: 315-252-2571
Website: www.seymourlibrary.org
Hours: Monday - Wednesday 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday & Friday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
Contemporary exhibitions feature local and national artists. Year-round adult and youth classes, concerts, and special events. “Quilts=Art=Quilts” each November - January. The Art Center opened in 1981.
205 Genesee Street
Phone: 315-255-1553
Website: www.cayuganet.org/smac
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Ward O’Hara Agricultural Museum
Experience life on the homestead farm through this extensive collection of farm implements and tools from the 1860’s to 1930’s. Open mid-May to mid-September.
Route 38A, Emerson Park
Phone: 315-252-7644 or 253-5611
Willard Memorial Chapel
Designed by Louis C. Tiffany and the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., one of the few unaltered Tiffany chapels known to exist. Available year-round for weddings, concerts and special events.
17 Nelson Street
Phone: 315-252-0339
Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Other times by appointment