McBurney House

The McBurney House is the oldest surviving house in Steuben County, New York. It is located at 5872 Dineen Road (formerly New York Route 36), between the village of Canisteo and the city of Hornell, in the town of Hornellsville, New York. It is served by the Canisteo post office.

A marker at the site reads: Oldest house in Steuben County. Erected 1797 by Col. James McBurney.

A probable station of the UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. State Education Department 1932

"Mrs. Magee showed my mother [around 1930] what remained of a tunnel that would have been approximately 125 feet in length and ran from the house to the nearby Canisteo River. This tunnel is said to be where the slaves made their way from the river to the house. The tunnel was no longer usable but she could still see into it."