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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Street view is not available as of 03/15/2019. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°35'08.77"N 76°10'50.81"W. Current owner of record, Little as of date (YMD) 190315.
Town of Cortlandville and Cortland County 1975 Highway Maps
Randall cobblestone structure not included in the Roudabush Study.
Randall Farm at 3713 Page Green Road, a 12-acre property was placed on the National Register (#00000573) in 06/02/2000. It consists of an early 19th century cobblestone farmhouse and old farm buildings. The dormers, two-story porch with porticos and other additions were made about 1920.
The farm was established in the 1820s by William Randall who came here from Stonington, Conn. At that time Cortland was just a small village. He created a distillery and ashery as well as the farm. He established the Randall Bank and was involved in numerous business ventures. One of the Randall children, William Randolph Randall, resided in the cobblestone house until inheriting his father's grander house on Main Street in 1859, He also became president of his father's bank. The farm was then operated by the Cole family. William Bell inherited the farm upon Randall's death in 1901. It was then sold in 1912. It was purchased by Miles J. Peck in 1919 who initiated numerous improvements. These included a mission-style playhouse for his children. Since 1951 it has been owned by the Little family.
The house is of the Federal style of architecture with a center hall plan and a distinctive raised basement story. Each quoin brackets three to four courses of cobbles, generally corresponding with has has been identified as the Early Period in cobblestone architecture in New York State. Although several windows were updated at the end of the 19th century with two-over-two light sash units, many twelve-over-twelve and eight-over-eight sash windows remain. Original interior features include the center hall plan, period door and window casings, a cooking fireplace and oven in the basement, and early cabinetry in the pantry. Richard Palmer blog.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
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¹ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
