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Jervis Library and Jervis Homestead Marker Dedications

Historic Marker Unveiling
Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 11:00am to 12:00pm
Jervis Public Library: 613 N. Washington St., Rome, NY 13440

The Jervis Public Library will host an unveiling ceremony for two new historic roadside markers located at the library property on Tuesday, Aug. 20. One marker commemorates the library’s inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The other marker pays tribute to the Jervis Homestead, an engineer for the Erie Canal who made his home in Rome, N.Y. The dedications will take place on the front lawn of the library beginning at 11 a.m.

Marker Inscription
JERVIS PUBLIC LIBRARY
HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES IN 1982
BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2018

Marker Inscription
JERVIS HOMESTEAD
JOHN B. JERVIS, 1795-1885,
BUILT THIS HOME 1857-1858.
ENGINEER FOR ERIE CANAL,
NYC CROTON AQUEDUCT AND
HARLEM RIVER HIGH BRIDGE.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019