Established in 1894 as Cox’s Inn and having undergone several renovations and changes of ownership in its history, the New Perry Hotel is still in business today.
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Perry Methodist Church, 1861
Perhaps Perry’s most historic structure, this church was begun at the outset of the Civil War. The congregation dates to 1826 and at least two buildings served as home to the Methodist church prior to the construction of this one. The architect of the present church, D. P. Flandreau, of Chester, New York, was so taken with the South that he left Perry to serve with the Confederacy as a member of the Southern Rights Guard. Legend suggests that a slave named Pete, belonging to W. M. Davis, who had been sent by his master to learn architecture in the North, was granted his freedom after building such a fine home for Davis and with the help of other slaves completed this church while their masters were away at war.
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Ellis Grocery, Grovania
My mother and I visited Grovania yesterday, and it was a beautiful autumn day. Ellis Grocery is one of my all-time favorite country stores, a place where time seems to always stand still.
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