Gor-2, Klein, 4892 West Swamp Rd.

    Documentation

    Building date:

    Original use:

    Corner structures: Tooled

    Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy. Vertical pyramids

    Types and uses of stones: Irregular rough

    Types and choice of windows:

    Structures with similar masonry details:

    Masons who worked on building:

    Unique features:

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°47'27.63"N 77°09'09.69"W. Current owner of record, Potts as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Town of Gorham and Ontario County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    "A Tour: Geneva's Cobblestones" Partial article Rochester Democrat, page 10W Sunday. Attribution not complete.

    "The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt, 1941. Reference the first paragraph on page 21.

    "An eyeful of cobblestones", by Richard Palmer, Photos by Gerda Peterich, Syracuse Herald-American, May 30, 1965.

    "Cobblestone Curiosities", story and photos by Jewel H. Conover, Syracuse Herald-American, 7/10/1966


    The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:

    John Klein House 5th Annual 06/12/1965

    Historic Structures Visited, 5th Annual Cobblestone Tour Brings 1,100 to City, by Mildred Jennings, The Geneva Times, page 6, 6/15/1965


    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Klein House
    Pages 96 - 97

    "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978, by Olaf William Shelgren, Jr., Cary Lattin, and Robert W. Frasch, Photographs by Gerda Peterich: Name reference, House
    Page 110

    "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 91. Ontario County, Klein House.

    Photographs

    GP Ontario Gorham Gor-4 2-1 N
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    Gor_2_2
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    Gor_2_3
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    Gor_2_4
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    Gor_2_5
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    Gor_2_6
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    Gor-2 Klein 2
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    Gor-2 4892 West Swamp Rd 1
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    Gor-2 4892 West Swamp Rd 2
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    Gor-2 4892 West Swamp Rd 3
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    4982 W Swamp Road Gorham 2
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    ¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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