Holland Land Office Museum

The title of this museum caught out attention because the land offices we're familiar with are the ones that were located in the west after the government opened land to settlers. This is an entirely different story. Robert Morris, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was given a large potion of what is now western New York which he sold to the Holland Land Company. The Land Company also acquired land that the Iroquois Confederacy lost in treaty negotiations. Altogether the company owned over 5 million acres which is about the size of Massachusetts or Vermont.The majority of the buyers were farmers who bought small parcels so it took years before all the land was sold. The last sale was in 1839. 

The museum is in the land office that was built around 1815. Exhibits include surveying equipment, Native American artifacts, the story of the land office, Batavia history, and military history. Temporary exhibits when we visited were about a local drum corp, wedding traditions, and local female painters. 

The museum has an accessible entrance on the side of the building with a sidewalk from the parking lot. The entrance has a high threshold so entering a little awkward. The interior is accessible.

RVs will fit in the small parking lot if pulled through the spaces or backed up over the grass. Museum  42.99933, -78.19116