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Cayuga County HEALTHY CHOICES TRAILS 1 Distance 3.0 miles Difficulty ★ ★ ★ Approx. Time 2 hours BE A… MODEL HEALTHY CHOICES Cayuga County Health Department 2015 ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 The Auburn Women’s Education and Industrial Union (WEIU) was founded by Women’s Suffrage leader Eliza Osborne. The original building was topped with an enormous dome. The dome was destroyed in a fire. Located in the Case Memorial Building since 1903, the Seymour Library has been in operation since 1876. The Cayuga Museum building was once the home of Theodore Case, who invented sound film in his backyard laboratory. The lab is now open for tours. The Schweinfurth Art Center is named in honor of prominent 19th century architect Julius Schweinfurth. St. Peter and John Episcopal Church cemetery contains the grave of former New York Governor Enos Throop. 1. Cayuga Museum – 1836 Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center – 1981 2. St. Peter and John Church – 1870 3. Old Post Office – 1908 The Old Post Office Building one time served as an army depot. It is the only building of this Richardsonian - Romanesque architectural style remaining in Auburn. The Auburn police station was originally the city hall. It features a statue of former mayor of Auburn, and pioneer of prison reform, Thomas Mott Osborne in front. Hunters is an authentic vintage 1950s era chrome plated diner. 4. Auburn Police Station 5. Willard Memorial Chapel – 1894 Willard Chapel is the only complete and unaltered Tiffany chapel known to exist. 6. Hunters Dinerant – 1951 8. YMCA-WEIU – 1825 9. Cayuga County Court House – 1836 10. Seymour Library – 1836 Places to Rest Freedom Park Market Street Park Lawn at the Willard Chapel Pomeroy Park Points of Interest A Saint Mary’s Church B Auburn Correctional Facility C Holy Family Church D Seward Mansion E Fort Hill Cemetery 1 2 4 1 Downtown Loop 3 Church began in 1861 by abolishionists. Harriet Tubman married Charles Nelson Davis in the basement chapel in 1869. Present building constructed in 1887. In 1910, Janet Seward gifted the Tiffany Rainbow Window depicting the 23rd Psalm in honor of her mother, Margaret Standart Watson. 7. Westminster Presbyterian Church - 1861 GENESEE ST. WESTLAKE AVE. COURT ST. FORT ST. WILLIAM ST. LINCOLN ST. DILL ST. OSBORNE ST. LOOP RD. SEMINARY AVE. MARKET ST. JOHN ST. CLARK ST. N. GREEN ST. ST. JAMES McMASTER ST. WALL ST. SEMINARY ST. HOLLEY ST. NELSON NORTH ST. SOUTH ST. STATE ST. 34 38 34 38 38A 20 5 20 5 20 5 P 5 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 A B C D E 1 2 3 4 7 Auburn, NY 13021