Building date: 1836
Original use:
Corner structures:
Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy
Types and uses of stones: Cobbles of varied colors and shapes
Types and choice of windows:
Structures with similar masonry details:
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Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°04'53.27"N 78°12'35.24"W. Current owner of record, Torrey as of date (YMD) 190322.
Town of Elba and Genesee County Maps
This house at 4648 Maltby Road was started by Moses True, a Scotsman, in 1836 and took to years to build. Most of the stone came from the shore of Lake Ontario. On December 28, 1859 it was sold to Nathan S. Godfrey. Subsequent owners included Melvin E. Pease, Elmer E. Norton, Albert Burr and F.M. Russell. Richard Palmer blog.
Editor's Note: Palmer states the street number as 4648, whereas the correct number is 4048.
The Moses True-Hartman home built in 1836 of cobbles of varied colors and shapes, stands with its front entrance facing Maltby Road. Excerpt from "Cobblestone Examples Noted in Genesee Recall Construction Over Century Ago
Editor's Note: The photograph below, Elb-2 True-Hartman 1.jpg, notes that there is also a cobblestone smokehouse. To-date it is not substantiated with any other documentation. Can we assume that it is appended to the left rear of the main structure? If so, that is the only smokehouse I know that is attached or immediately adjacent to a main structure.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
True - Zambito House 14th Annual 06/01/1974
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, True - Hartman House
- Page 27
¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
