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Original use: Store
Corner structures: Variable; Gray limestone and red sandstone
Mortar application and content: Vertical, slight embellishment
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°13'31.70"N 77°53'22.08"W. Current owner of record, Menear as of the 2018 Tax Roll.
Town of Clarkson and Monroe County Maps
"The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease 1941. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt. Reference the second paragraph on page 4.
This small building, of uncertain date, was built as a wood pulp manufactory and continued in this use until the late 19th century. The front wall is faced with cobblestones, mainly water-rounded. The rear and east walls are of fieldstone ashlar (hewn or squared stone). The west wall is of large field cobbles. 7th Annual Cobblestone Tour
7528 Ridge Road - old blacksmith shop. Richard Palmer blog.
Editor's Note: Carl Schmidt states that the building "was probably erected to be used as a general store. An email inquiry has been made on 2/2/2021 to try to determine if any or all of the stated uses are correct.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
Gifford Garage 7th Annual 06/10/1967
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Store Building
- Page 45
 1852 Monroe County Map Cla-4 Excerpt.jpg ¹ Click this link to view enlarged image. |  Cla_4_1.jpg |  Cla_4_2.jpg |  Cla-4 7528 Ridge Rd 1.jpg ² |
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¹ 1852 Monroe Map excerpt courtesy Library of Congress.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
