A Visual Record

Image Gallery

Selected images gathered while researching the Timothy Skinner House, the Skinner family and the house's place in the history of Mexico, New York.

No confirmed nineteenth- or early-twentieth-century photograph of the house itself has yet been located. The exterior photographs below document the residence in the modern preservation and listing eras; the historic evidence survives in maps, newspaper references and family records.

The House in Modern Documentation

Exterior documentation associated with the home's recognition as the Timothy Skinner House, together with its National Register nomination record.

Exterior view of the Timothy Skinner House — **Timothy Skinner House**Modern exterior photograph preserved through Wikimedia Commons.

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National Register NominationFull nomination record for the Timothy Skinner House, reference 91000526.

Historic Maps and Documentary Evidence

Maps and newspaper items that help establish the setting, address history and later community use of the residence. The Sanborn fire insurance maps shown here were retrieved from the Library of Congress digital collections.

Historic atlas view of Mexico, New York — **Historic Atlas View**Village context for Mexico, New York.

1906 Sanborn fire insurance map of Mexico, New York — **1906 Sanborn Map**Fire insurance map sheet documenting the early-twentieth-century village landscape. Library of Congress.

1911 Sanborn fire insurance map of Mexico, New York — **1911 Sanborn Map**Later map evidence for the village and Railroad Street era. Library of Congress.

1897 newspaper clipping referring to Timothy W. Skinner's dwelling — **1897 Newspaper Reference***Mexico Independent* item referencing Timothy W. Skinner's dwelling.

1961 Mexico Independent centennial reference to the former A. W. Skinner home and American Legion — **1961 Centennial Account**Reference to the former home of A. W. Skinner and its American Legion chapter.

1971 newspaper clipping identifying 5355 Scenic Avenue — **1971 Address Reference**Newspaper evidence for the residence at the earlier numbered Scenic Avenue address.

The Skinner Family

Surviving family portraits and memorial images, including grave-marker photographs, collected from public family-history sources during the research project.

Historic image associated with Timothy Warner Skinner — **Timothy Warner Skinner**Historic image preserved through family and memorial research.

Memorial image associated with Timothy Warner Skinner — **Timothy Warner Skinner**Memorial image from the collected family-history record.

Historic image associated with Dr. Avery Warner Skinner — **Dr. Avery Warner Skinner**Historic image of Timothy's son, who was born in the house.

Memorial image associated with Dr. Avery Warner Skinner — **Dr. Avery Warner Skinner**Memorial image preserved through family-history research.

Historic image associated with Elizabeth Viola Skinner Stone — **Elizabeth Viola “Lizzie” Skinner Stone**Daughter of Timothy Warner Skinner and Sarah Elizabeth Calkins Skinner.

Historic image associated with Anna Grace Skinner — **Anna Grace Skinner**Daughter of Timothy Warner Skinner and Sarah L. Rose Skinner.

Memorial image associated with Hattie Rose Skinner — **Hattie Rose Skinner**Daughter of Timothy and Sarah Elizabeth Skinner, remembered in family memorial records.

Memorial image associated with Mary Eliza Skinner — **Mary Eliza Skinner**Daughter of Timothy and Sarah Rose Skinner, remembered in family memorial records.

The Residence in Recent Years

Exterior images preserved from public real-estate listing materials document the house after its American Legion use, during its later residential chapters.

Exterior real estate listing photograph of the house from an earlier listing cycle — **Earlier Listing Cycle**Exterior image preserved from MLS S1242723, when the property was marketed as a two-family residence.

Exterior real estate listing photograph of the house during the 2024 sale cycle — **2024 Sale Cycle**Exterior photograph preserved from MLS S1531925.

Second exterior real estate listing photograph of the house during the 2024 sale cycle — **2024 Sale Cycle**Additional exterior perspective retained as part of the house record.

Recent real estate listing exterior photograph of the Timothy Skinner House — **Recent Listing Photograph**Exterior documentation from the 2025–2026 listing cycle.

Recent real estate listing photograph of the residence — **Recent Listing Photograph**A later residential-era view of the house and grounds.