Building date: About 1850, demolished 1970.
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Masons who worked on building: James Plaisted
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Exact location has not been determined.
Town of Bath and Steuben County Maps
Built about 1850 by mason James Plaisted for Colonel Ira Davenport as the gatehouse to his estate, this building also served as the office for the nearby Davenport estate on Cameron Street in Bath. It stood until 1970 when it was demolished to make way for the Southern Tier Expressway (Route 17). In 1964 the structure was given to the Davenport Public Library which in turn granted permission to the Steuben County Historical Society to use as its archives and research center. It was basically of Greek Revival style, touches of Queen Anne Style architecture obviously added later. Richard Palmer blog.
Located south side of Cameron St., building had 2 room office, full basement, slate roof and ornate chimney. Notes on reverse of photograph Bat-3 Gatehouse 1.jpg below.
"Old Home in the Road of Progress", By Pete Esposito, Regional News Service, 07/12/1970. Attribution is incomplete.
Bath, NY: "Lost" Cobblestone Discovered, Cynthia Howk email to Erin Anheier, Cobblestone Society and Museum, 7/14/2017.
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Davenport Office Building
- Page 153
 Davenport office building Bath NY.jpg ¹ |  Bat-3 Gatehouse 1.jpg ² 7/22/1969 Photograph by Wm. G. Tyrrell |
¹ Image courtesy Richard Palmer blog. Attribution not provided.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
