KANE, Pa. — Gen. Thomas L. Kane and his family left an indelible mark on McKean County.

While Kane’s original homestead, Kane Summit, burned down in the 1890s, three important houses directly related to the Kane family are still standing and in use.

The most notable of the Kane family homes is Kane Manor on Clay Street. The mansion was built by Dr. Elizabeth Kane after the 1896 fire that destroyed Kane Summit.

Kane named the manor “Anoatok,” an Eskimo word meaning “wind loved spot.”

According to Dennis Driscoll of the Kane Historic Preservation Society, the mansion became the home of Dr. Evan O’Neill Kane, who was known in the medical field as the first surgeon to perform an operation on himself.

Today, Kane Manor serves as a bed and breakfast with many period items within its walls.

Kane Manor is not the only remaining house in Kane that some of the general’s relatives called home.

The old house at 107 Edgar James St. was originally the residence of Dr. William Woods Kane, later known as Dr. Thomas Lieper Kane, after the death of his father.

Dr. Kane’s daughter, Sybil Kent Kane, lived there after his death.

Sybil’s niece, Carol Kane Simerly of Payson, Ariz., said that she was close to her aunt, who became a second mother to her after the death of her own mother, and she spent a great deal of time at the house. She recalled Sunday meals with her aunt as one of her most important weekly events. Simerly is the 90-year-old great-great-granddaughter of General Kane.

The house eventually became the first Lutheran Home in the borough.

The building is currently an apartment house. However, the original porch and house are still very prominent in spite of more modern additions made to accommodate a greater number of people.

While the original Kane Summit burned down about 114 years ago, one need only go to nearby Kushequa to see a replica of the original homestead. The Silverside Mansion was built in 1908 by Kane’s son, Elisha Kent Kane, to take the place of the original.

Kane built the replica of Kane Summit on the original foundation of his own home, Driscoll said. To fit the foundation, Kane, an engineer, scaled Silverside to 90 percent of the original dimensions of Kane Manor.

The Silverside Manor is currently owned by Michael and James McCann.