Building date: 1849, demolished
Original use: Axe Factory. Shop for making and sharpening sharp edge cutting and scraping tools, implying primarily axes in this case.
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Map views courtesy Google Maps street level view. Location is Google Earth confirmed; 42°50'55.97"N 75°36'31.51"W.
Town of Eaton and Madison County Maps
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Tool Maker Shop
- Page 40
Editor's Note: Schmidt states that the date stone on the small cobblestone shop had the inscription "S. Parker Edge Tool Maker". Additional Schmidt notes have been provided by Karen Crandall, email 2/13/2022: "Two story - shop below. A cobblestone veneer on a limestone rubble wall. Lake or quarry washed stones of various colors. Four courses per quoin height on front and side. Joints pointed up with a tool.
"History Chips", by Marshall Hope, Oneida Daily Dispatch, 5/12/1965. See paragraphs 2 through 5 under heading "Built Without Cellar".
Excerpt from thesis "Nineteenth Century Cobblestone Structures in Madison County, New York", by Ruthanne Mills, 1972. On Page 2 under Ruins/Completely Erased.
 1859 Madison County Map Eat-3 Excerpt.jpg ¹ |
¹ 1859 Village of Eaton, Town of Eaton, Madison County 1859 map excerpt courtesy Library of Congress.
