Building date: 1855
Original use: Residence
Corner structures: Variable. Gray limestone quoins of various sizes.
Mortar application and content: Horizontal mortar has a sharp outer edge, while the vertical mortar extends from below the upper horizontal down and outward to blend with the lower horizontal.
Types and uses of stones: Stones are relatively large and, while variable in size, shape and color, give an overall impression of being square.
Types and choice of windows: Lintels In the front are solid blocks of gray limestone, while in the back, they are constructed of split blocks of limestone.
Structures with similar masonry details:
Masons who worked on building:
Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is GIS Database and Google Earth confirmed; 43°05'00.78"N 76°30'52.71"W. Current owner of record, Blumer as of date (YMD) 190304.
Town of Cato and Cayuga County Maps
9602 Bonta Bridge Rd. is the correct address confirmed by Google Maps which also lists the address as 9602 County Rd. 18B, and Google Earth with visible mail box number of 9602. The address 9228 Bonta Bridge Rd. is incorrect in Richard Palmer's blog.
NOTE
Additions to Schmidt's list - A small house on Bonta Bridge Road has gray limestone quoins of various sizes. Stones are relatively large and, while variable in size, shape and color, give an overall impression of being square. Horizontal mortar has a sharp outer edge, while the vertical mortar extends from below the upper horizontal down and outward to blend with the lower horizontal. Lintels In the front are solid blocks of gray limestone, while in the back, they are constructed of split blocks of limestone. Roudabush Survey page 44
9228 Bonta Bridge Road [see Note in Map Location above], Town of Cato. Built of field stones Owned in 1855 by Samuel Sturges. Richard Palmer blog.
- "Cayugas Cobblestones", by Ward O'Hara 1991
- Pages 24 - 25
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¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
