Far-7, Dettman, 148 Church Ave. (in hamlet)

Documentation

Building date: 1810

Original use:

Corner structures: Variable, concrete pilasters

Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy. Vertical, no embellishment. Vertical pyramids

Types and uses of stones:

Types and choice of windows:

Structures with similar masonry details:

Masons who worked on building:

Unique features: One of the oldest cobblestone structures, it has several unique features: wooden lintels, pilastered front corners and cobblestone back corners without the use of quoins.

Map Location

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°01'52.39"N 77°20'00.79"W. Current owner of record, Gray as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

Town of Canandaigua and Ontario County Maps

Comments, Additional Information, References

"Roudabush's survey of cobblestone structures identified one structure in Farmington, Ontario County, that has an 1810 inscribed on a portico. In a more in-depth survey of Ontario County cobblestones, Swartout (1980) questions the reliability of this date, but also reports a deed transfer record for this property dated 1825. While 1810 would be very early, this structure does seem to be pre-1825 and shows several interesting features suggesting an early date, including wooden lintels, pilastered front corners and cobblestone back corners without the use of quoins." "Geology and the Development of Upstate New York's Distinctive Cobblestone Architecture", D. Brooks McKinney Ph.D, Page 98 last paragraph.

Dettman Estate, 148 Church St., hamlet of Farmington. Richard Palmer blog.

Note: The Roudabush Survey states Rd., Palmer states St., and Google Maps states Ave. for the street address. Ave. confirmed from street sign in Google Maps street view.

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"Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Dettman House

Page 93

"The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 88. Ontario County, Dettman House. This structure is not included in the subsequent book "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978.

"Geology and the Development of Upstate New York's Distinctive Cobblestone Architecture", D. Brooks McKinney Ph.D, Emeritus Professor of Geoscience, Department of Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. Page 98 last paragraph

Photographs

Far-7 Dettman 1.jpg ¹ Photography by Charles Hopkins 1934	Far-7 Dettman 2.jpg ¹ Pease Collection 1940-41	Far-7 Dettman 3.jpg ¹ Photograph by Clyde Maffin, Ontario County Historian 1968-81.	GP Ontario Farmington Far-7 1-1 N.jpg ² August 29, 1971
Far_7_1.jpg	Far_7_2.jpg	Far_7_3.jpg	Far_7_4.jpg
Far_7_5.jpg	Far-7 Dettman 4.jpg ¹	148 Church St., Farmington.jpg ³	148 Church St., Farmington (2).jpg ³

¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
² Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.