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The Ransom House

The Ransom House Walkthrough

The Ransom House

Uncovering Tioga County’s Past

The Ransom House is an abandoned residence located in Tioga County, New York. Constructed in 1830, it is alleged to have been the former home of slaves owned by Colonel William Ransom. The last occupants, Marvin and Beatrice Godfrey, operated a print shop from the house for decades. “Marvelous Marv” gained local notoriety for his eccentricity and involvement in various ventures within the community.

Ransom House exterior in Tioga County, New York Living room and office space inside the Ransom House IBM tanker desk inside the Ransom House print shop Five-line rotary phone on the tanker desk inside the Ransom House Vintage fixtures at the Ransom House kitchen sink Home print shop workspace inside the Ransom House Ink, hand tools, and stamps on a workbench inside the Ransom House Beatrice Godfrey's home printing press office inside the Ransom House Hand operated printing press inside the Ransom House Antique printing press workshop inside the Ransom House 8 x 5 letter press inside the Ransom House A. B. Dick Model 350 offset printing press from 1956 Ink stained brayer rollers inside the Ransom House print shop Linotype print machine inside the Ransom House Linotype Model 29 built in 1936 inside the Ransom House 90 character Linotype keyboard inside the Ransom House Gothic script typeface trays inside the Ransom House Bookshelf of mysteries collected by Marvelous Marv inside the Ransom House Murder mystery paperbacks inside the Ransom House Drone photo of the Ransom House taken in 2023

Historical images

1990 aerial photograph of the Ransom House 1837 property deed for the Ransom House 1937 newspaper clipping referencing the Ransom family Portrait of Colonel William Ransom Historic deed transfer document for the Ransom House Cover of The Ransom and Latimer Families book

Sources

Bryant Neal
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