The Whiting House Traditional Cache

This cache is the forth of what will hopefully grow into a series of Mayo Clinic caches. While the goal of creating this series is to provide a reprieve or distraction for patients who find themselves waiting between tests or procedures, it will hopefully also serve to educate the Rochester caching community of some little known Mayo history. This cache has been placed with permission from Mayo Clinic Facilities and Security.

Whiting House 1875

The home of Timothy and Eliza Whiting was originally located on Broadway. Saved from the wrecking ball by the Heritage Associates in 1972, it now rests in Central Park and is known as the Heritage House.

When the house was transported, original heirloom plantings were salvaged and transplanted, such as the rosebush on the southeast corner of the house, the tiger lilies, and the old-fashioned peonies.