Building date: 1879 - date on keystone.
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Mortar application and content: Vertical, no embellishment
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Unique features: Italianate Vernacular *. Campbell Vault, built into the side of a hill. Has curved cobblestone walls on each side of front wall. "Cobblestone Buildings in Onondaga County", 1992, Structure No. 5, compiled by Glenn Hinchey.
* Architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings.
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°02'15.64"N 76°25'13.30"W. Current owner of record, Elbridge Rural Cemetery as of the 2018 Tax Roll.
Town of Elbridge and Onondaga County Maps
The receiving vault at Elbridge Rural Cemetery, Route 5, east of village of Elbridge, was built in 1879 - long after traditional cobblestone construction had ceased. It was once known as the "Campbell Vault." Richard Palmer blog.
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Cemetery Receiving Vault
- Pages 89 - 90
- "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978, by Olaf William Shelgren, Jr., Cary Lattin, and Robert W. Frasch, Photographs by Gerda Peterich: Name reference, Campbell Family Mausoleum
- Page 149
- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 64. Onondaga County, Campbell Family Mausoleum, Old Elbridge Cemetery.
- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 64. Onondaga County, Campbell Family Mausoleum, Old Elbridge Cemetery.
- "Cayugas Cobblestones", by Ward O'Hara 1991
- Page 73
¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
