Building date: 1830's
Original use: Tavern
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Mortar application and content: Vertical very heavy, bold
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Types and choice of windows: Wood lintels
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°02'44.02"N 77°39'33.94"W. Current owner of record, Genesee Valley-Henrietta Lodge #2290 Loyal Order of Moose as of the 2018 Tax Roll.
Town of Henrietta and Monroe County Maps
"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 fourth paragraph on page 14.
Carriage Shop built in Mid-1830's for ox and horse shoeing, wagon and carriage making: later used for foundry, steam sawmill and farm implement factory. 1960 County of Monroe historical marker.
Original owners: Joseph and Alexander Williams; Subsequent owners: Moses Swift ran a shop here in early days, sold it to a Mr. Fruitye who sold it to Williams Bros.; William Smith 1890; Dorothea Smith Zornow 1921; Charley and George Zornow 1941; Mr. Cartwright 1960 (Restaurant 1968); 2020 Building is occupied by the Genesee Valley-Henrietta Lodge #2290 Loyal Order of Moose.
Originally, building was longer. North end sections razed.
Carriage Shop in Business 133 Years, Henrietta: Living Landmarks, by Mrs. Robert L. Holley, Henrietta Post, circa 1968. Complete attribution not provided.
From Carriages To Cars, Democrat & Chronicle Oct 28, 1968
Former Restaurant Building Damaged, by Gary Gerew, D&C Staff Writer, Photograph by Kevin Higley, Democrat & Chronicle 11/9/81
Cobblestone building in Henrietta has served many purposes, by Scott Kirby, Democrat & Chronicle Aug 12, 2014
1960 Historical Marker states: Built in mid 1830's for ox and horse shoeing, wagon and carriage making. Later used for foundry, steam sawmill and farm implement factory.
Rough draft of content for Cobblestone Tour Guide contains more detail than actually used.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
Carriage Stop Restaurant 9th Annual 06/07/1969
¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
