Building date: 1851
Original use:
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Mortar application and content: Vertical, no embellishment
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Types and choice of windows: Lintels red stone solid
Structures with similar masonry details:
Masons who worked on building: Plaisted, James
Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°20'15.75"N 77°19'26.63"W. Current owner of record, xxxxx as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Bath and Steuben County Maps
This home at 120 W. Washington St., Bath, was built in 1851 by mason James Plaisted for Steuben County Judge Washington Barns. Wellington Salt was the architect. It is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture. Once it was owned by Henry Hull, editor of the Steuben Courier, a local newspaper. The use of cobblestone construction was rare in this area. The porch is a 20th century addition. The walls are 22 inches thick and the house has four fire places. The large basement was once servant's quarters and is said to have been a hiding place on the Underground Railroad. Richard Palmer blog.
Article in the Steuben Courier of Bath New York, 10/10/1957.
"A Stone House with a History", by Pete Esposito, Democrat and Chronicle, 1/27/1974.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
