Ben-1 Abbott, 100 Old State Rd. [& Earl's Hill Rd.] [Yat-1]

Documentation

Building date: 1844

Original use:

Corner structures:

Mortar application and content: Horizontal rounded. Vertical heavy. Vertical pyramids

Types and uses of stones: Small red

Types and choice of windows:

Structures with similar masonry details:

Masons who worked on building:

Unique features:

Map Location

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Google Maps street level view is not available from Old State Road or blocked by vegetation from Earl's Hill Road. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°45'27.68"N 76°58'41.98"W. Current owner of record, Bostrom as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

Town of Benton and Yates County Maps.

Comments, Additional Information, References

Jephthah Earl House at 100 Old State Road (just off Route 14) was built in 1844 of washed cobblestones hauled 45 miles from near Sodus Point on a stone boat. Some alterations have been made over the years. Richard Palmer blog.

The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:

Earl - Boener - Abbot House 8th Annual 06/15/1968

National Register of Historic Places Registration This property is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Asset Detail National Register of Historic Places effective 5/11/1992. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form provides detailed information about cobblestone structure. Jephtha Earl Cobblestone Farmhouse Wikipedia article.

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"Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978, by Olaf William Shelgren, Jr., Cary Lattin, and Robert W. Frasch, Photographs by Gerda Peterich: Name reference, Earl House

Pages 138 - 139

Editor's Note: Provided address is Route 14, whereas the correct address is 100 Old State Road at Earl's Hill Road.

"Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Earl - Boerner House

Page 206

Photographs

Earl place 2.jpg ¹	Earl closeup.png ¹ Earl House, 1876	Yat_1_1.jpg	Yat_1_2.jpg
Yat_1_3.jpg	Yat_1_4.jpg	Yat_1_5.jpg	Yat_1_6.jpg
Yat_1_7.jpg	Yat_1_8.jpg	Ben-1 100 Old State Rd 1.jpg ²	Ben-1 100 Old State Rd 2.jpg ²
Ben-1 100 Old State Rd 3.jpg ²	Ben-1 100 Old State Rd 4.jpg ²	Earl House 2.jpg ³	IMG_1311.jpg ³

¹ Old prints from Combination Atlas Map of Yates County, N.Y. Everts, Ensign & Everts, Philadelphia, Pa., 1876. Richard Palmer blog.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.