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Corner structures: Red sandstone
Mortar application and content: Horizontal rounded. Vertical, thin rounded. The space between stones is scored vertically. A thin double edged tool was used, which scored two parallel lines, leaving the mortar between the lines appear to be raised.
Types and uses of stones: Small, various colors. Herringbone anywhere
Types and choice of windows: Lintels red stone solid
Structures with similar masonry details: Mur-12 Phillips, Alb-2 Hume, Car-1 Conslers, Cla-1 Grentzinger, Gai-5 Carr,
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°20'59.39"N 78°03'20.07"W. Current owner of record, Wilson as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Kendall and Orleans County Maps
The Roudabush Survey stated the address as 1351 Center Rd.; however, the current address is 1349 Center Rd. confirmed by house address. 1351 is valid in tax records but 1349 is not, a situation where multiple postal addresses for different residences occur within a single physical property address used in tax rolls.
The space between stones is scored vertically. A thin double edged tool was used, which scored two parallel lines, leaving the mortar between the lines appear to be raised. Roudabush Survey page 27
Owners: Original: Lot purchased by Ryan Barber 1844; Subsequent owners: Lot purchased by Dan Dutcher 1857 who likely built the house afterwards; Robert Wilson 1867. Per Letter written to Cary Lattin 2/19/1974.
Second story of south wing added on 1870-1880 (best guess) by Robert Wilson after the removal of the roof to enable construction to begin. It began to rain and continued thru a very wet summer. The family spent most of the summer sweeping the water out of what was the kitchen and stone hunting on the lake shore, as the stones they gathered previously were not all suitable.
An other event the life of the house occurred when it was struck by lightning. No fire occurred, but it did cause the house to crack vertically at all four corners of the old 2 story original. This occurred prior to May 29, 1907 when Robert T Wilson had the house and barns rodded by North American Lightning rod Co. The Reyburn Hanlir Corp thru its agents Shaaps and Wood of Philadelphia Pa. doing the installation and issuing the guarantee. Letter by R. C. Wilson, previous owner, 10/14/1994.
"Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 64, by Delia Robinson, Edited by Evelyn Lyman and William Nestle. Jointly published by The Cobblestone Society and The Orleans County Historical Association, December 1996.
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Wilson House
- Page 133
¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
