Lei-1, Coverdale, 2049 Coverdale Rd.

Documentation

Building date: 1837

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Mortar application and content: Grouted

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Map Location

Courtesy Google Maps. Google Maps street level view is not available. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°47'03.41"N 77°55'51.13"W. Current owner of record, Wetmore as of date (YMD) 190415.

Town of Leicester and Livingston County Maps

Comments, Additional Information, References

The Coverdale House at 2049 Coverdale Road, Leicester, was completed in 1837. It has been restored. It is of Greek Revival architecture. It has been completely restored and refinished with new hardwood floors, thermal pane windows, new porches, etc. The house includes a 1-1/2-story kitchen wing and a one-story cobblestone and frame carriage shed. It was placed on the National Register in Sept. 7, 2005. A "widow's walk" was reconstructed atop the main portion of the house in 2010. Richard Palmer blog.

This is a picture from this past winter [2025]. The small covering at the front door is not an original appendage. The servant's wing porch is in its original location but was rebuilt (by Rolland Tanner 20 years ago) not historically. Over the decades the porch had been completely removed. The white side porch we added in the style of the non-historic porch recreation. Eventually we'll paint the white PVC to match the dark green of the other porches. The rest of the house is largely intact as it was originally built. The interior is also in tip top condition. Other than the addition of bathrooms and a modern kitchen, rooms, partitions and original wood trim is all existing. Ben Wetmore email 11/03/2026

National Register of Historic Places Registration This property is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Asset Detail National Register of Historic Places effective 9/7/2005. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form provides detailed information about cobblestone structure. Coverdale Cobblestone House Wikipedia article.

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

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Photographs

GP Livingston Leicester Lei-1_1 N.jpg ¹ August 1969	GP Livingston Leicester Lei-1_3 N.jpg ¹ August 1969	Lei_1_1.jpg	Lei_1_2.jpg
Lei_1_3.jpg	Lei_1_4.jpg	Lei_1_5.jpg	Lei_1_6.jpg
Lei_1_7.jpg	Lei_1_8.jpg	Lei-1 Coverdale 1.jpg ²	Lei-1 2049 Coverdale Rd 1.jpg ³
Coverdale House, 2049 Coverdale Road, Leicester.jpg 4	IMG_1918.jpg 4	IMG_1911 4	IMG_1913.jpg 4
2049 Coverdale Road, Leicester, rear.jpg 4 Rear addition of the house.	IMG_1919.jpg 4 Historical marker at front of the house.

¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
⁴ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.