Ale-3, Unknown, 3385 Dodgeson Rd. [Dodgeson & Day Rds.]

    Documentation

    Building date: 1835

    Original use: Schoolhouse

    Corner structures: Tooled

    Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy. The stones and mortar have been painted white, making it difficult to study the structure.

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    Types and choice of windows: The stones and mortar have been painted white, making it difficult to study the structure.

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°56'48.32"N 78°15'36.32"W. Current owner of record, Carney as of date (YMD) 190317.

    Town of Alexander and Genesee County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    Dodgeson & Day Rd.. The cobblestone part of the house is one story. An addition to the back and a second floor over half of the cobblestone part. The stones and mortar have been painted white, making it difficult to study the structure. Roudabush Survey page 50.

    Believe it or not this started life in 1835 as a one-room schoolhouse, this house is located at 3385 Dodgeson Road, Alexander. It has been extensively altered from its original appearance. Richard Palmer blog.

    "Cobblestone Examples Noted in Genesee Recall Construction Over Century Ago

    Photographs

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    Ale-3 3885 Dodgeson Rd 1
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    Ale-3 3885 Dodgeson Rd 2
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    3385 Dodson Road, Alexander
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    3385 Dodson Road, Alexander, datestone
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    ¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    ² Photography courtesy Larry Warren, Councilman Town of Covington.

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