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Original use: Outhouse
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Types and uses of stones: Irregular stones. Herringbone anywhere. High in the south wall, a small grindstone is set with the central hole serving as a ventilator. Stones around the grindstone are set on radii, adding to the decorative appearance. Stones in rows are set in a herringbone pattern.
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Unique features: Grindstone set in wall.
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°45'44.50"N 77°02'25.68"W. Current owner of record, Quackenbush as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Benton and Yates County Maps.
Just west of the [Ben-3 Beattie Yat-6] porch is what appears to have been an outhouse. The construction is of irregular stones and the door is placed toward the north end of the east side, making it possible for the seats to have been placed on the south end, so that occupants would not be visible through the door if opened. High in the south wall, a small grindstone is set with the central hole serving as a ventilator. Stones around the grindstone are set on radii, adding to the decorative appearance. Stones in rows are set in a herringbone pattern. Roudabush Survey page 122
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- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 159. Yates County, Nichols-Schulz Smokehouse (Outhouse?). This structure is not included in the subsequent book "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978.
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¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
