Building date: 1840
Original use:
Corner structures: Chamferred
Mortar application and content: Vertical, practically no embellishment in mortar
Types and uses of stones: Small water-washed stones.
Types and choice of windows:
Structures with similar masonry details:
Masons who worked on building:
Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°12'50.63"N 78°46'14.80"W. Current owner of record, Gojevic as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Cambria and Niagara County Maps
This house at 4965 Ridge Road was built for Whitney Taylor about 1840. It was constructed of small water-washed stones. Richard Palmer blog.
"The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt. Reference the seventh paragraph on page 9.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
Fielder House 6th Annual 06/06/1964
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Taylor - Fielder House
- Page 77, Page 247
¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
