The Morgan-Manning House was heavily damaged in 1964 by a disastrous fire. Volunteers who restored the home in 1965 organized as the Western Monroe Historical Society that year, receiving a provisional charter on April 23, 1965. The final charter was granted in 1968 by the University of New York Education Department Board of Regents.

At first, hopes for rebuilding the historic Morgan-Manning House Museum in Brockport were dim. From the outside Tuesday evening, residents feared the worst as flames licked and charred the structure — sacred to generations of village folks.

Several fire departments are battling a fire at Western Monroe Historical Society at the Morgan Manning House at 151 Main St. Brockport.

Fire crews responded to the Morgan-Manning House, a historical house in Brockport, Tuesday night for a blaze inside. Main Street at Union Street and the surrounding area is blocked off to traffic as firefighters work the now reported 4-alarm fire.