Building date:
Original use:
Corner structures:
Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy
Types and uses of stones: Rows of stones vary from 5-6 per quoin in the front, while the left side has 4-5 and the right side 3-5 rows per quoin.
Types and choice of windows: Wood lintels
Structures with similar masonry details: Bru-1 Weller Cay-2, Cat-3 Markham Cay-17, "Wbl-2 Insurance Office
Masons who worked on building:
Unique features:
A rare Greek Revival "cottage."
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is GIS Database and Google Earth confirmed; 43°12'07.81"N 76°34'41.18"W. Current owner of record, Winks as of date (YMD) 190310.
There are three residences on the property with the listed owner as Jack Winks Living Trust; Jack Weeks. Visible mailbox addresses are 12083, 12085 and 12093. The cobblestone residence is the middle residence and is the listed street address on the tax bill; therefore, the street address is 12085.
NOTE
Town of Ira and Cayuga County Maps
Colloquial name is Haven House.
Havens House, 425 State Route 34, Cato, west side, once had a cupola. A rare Greek Revival "cottage." Richard Palmer blog.
The confirmed address is 12085 [Fox Hill Rd.], Rt. 34 per Google Maps street view Sep 2013. The origin of 425 State Route 34 is unknown.
NOTE
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Fox - Winks House
- Page 19
- "Cayugas Cobblestones", by Ward O'Hara 1991
- Page 14
 GP Cayuga Ira Ira-1_1 N.jpg ¹ 10/30/1971 |  GP Cayuga Ira Ira-1_3A P.jpg ¹ 10/30/1971 |  GP Cayuga Ira Ira-1_3B P.jpg ¹ 10/30/1971 SE corner above foundation to below power meter box. |  Ira_1_1.jpg |
 Ira_1_2.jpg |  Ira_1_3.jpg |  Ira_1_4.jpg |  Ira_1_5.jpg |
 Ira_1_6.jpg |  Ira-1 Winks 3.jpg ² |  Ira-1 Winks 1.jpg ² 6/13/99 |  Ira-1 Winks 2.jpg ² 6/13/99 |
 IMG_0954.jpg ³ |  IMG_0953.jpg ³ |
¹ Image courtesy Gerda Peterich.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
