Cazenovia Travel Information
Cazenovia was first settled in 1793 by a land agent, who made his
business selling plots of New York land to settlers traveling west on
what is now Route 20. It remains small today, but a popular weekend
vacation spot for residents of nearby Syracuse. It’s a legend
that modern football began here in the early 1860s, adapted from
rugby, and there’s a certain gentle timelessness to the town. One of
its three inns, the Lincklaen House, used to be a stagecoach stop.
Another of the inns is Scottish, appropriately named Brae Loch. The
last, the 1890 Brewster, was once the summer home of Benjamin
Brewster, partner to John D. Rockefeller. These inns have more than a
historical setting and comfortable beds. They have an excellent
reputation with fine diners. The Lorenzo State Historic Site is
a massive estate beside the Cazenovia lake. The mansion is fully
furnished as it was back in 1807, and the estate grounds (87 acres in
total) house not only gardens but a fine carriage collection.
Cazenovia is about 20 miles south of Syracuse via Route 13.
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