Alb-1, Beck, 3949 Clarendon St.

    Documentation

    Building date: 1843

    Original use:

    Corner structures: Red sandstone

    Mortar application and content: Vertical thin rounded.

    Types and uses of stones: Herringbone anywhere, featuring several patterns of stone work.

    Types and choice of windows: Lintels red stone, solid

    Structures with similar masonry details:

    Masons who worked on building:

    Unique features:

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed;O Current owner of record, Pommerenck/Russo as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Town of Albion and Ontario County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    The Roudabush Survey states the street number as 3749, whereas the correct number is 3949.

    This house at 3949 Clarendon Road was built in 1843 on the Otis Hartwell farm. It remained in the family for several generations. It features several patterns of stone work. Richard Palmer blog.

    "Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 3, by Delia Robinson, Edited by Evelyn Lyman and William Nestle. Jointly published by The Cobblestone Society and The Orleans County Historical Association, December 1996.

    The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:

    Beck House 12th Annual 06/10/1972

    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Alexandar Bailey House
    Page 115

    Photographs

    Alb-1 Beck 3
    Alb-1 Beck 3.jpg ¹ April 1963
    Alb-1 Beck 1
    Alb-1 Beck 1.jpg ¹ June 1963
    Alb-1 Beck 6
    Alb-1 Beck 6.jpg ¹
    Alb-1 Beck 2
    Alb-1 Beck 2.jpg ¹ 1972
    Alb-1 Beck 4
    Alb-1 Beck 4.jpg ¹
    Alb-1 Beck 5
    Alb-1 Beck 5.jpg ¹
    GP Orleans Albion Alb-1 1-1 N
    GP Orleans Albion Alb-1 1-1 N.jpg ² August 1969
    GP Orleans Albion Alb-1 2-1 N
    GP Orleans Albion Alb-1 2-1 N.jpg ² August 1969
    Alb_1_1
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    Alb_1_2
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    Alb_1_3
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    Alb_1_4
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    Alb_1_5
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    Alb-1 Beck 9
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    Alb-1 3949 Clarendon St 1
    Alb-1 3949 Clarendon St 1.jpg ³
    Alb-1 3949 Clarendon St 2
    Alb-1 3949 Clarendon St 2.jpg ³
    Alb-1 3949 Clarendon St 3
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    Alb-1 3949 Clarendon St 4
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    Alb-1 Beck 10
    Alb-1 Beck 10.jpg ¹
    Albion - 3949 Clarendon Road
    Albion - 3949 Clarendon Road.jpg 4

    ¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
    ³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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