Building date: 1800 and 1832
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Corner structures: Quoins are regular
Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy. Between stones the mortar is raised.
Types and uses of stones: rows of stones in the front are 4 per quoin while there are 3 rows per quoin on the sides. Stones are smoothed but are irregular in both size and shape.
Types and choice of windows: Quoin-like sides. Both doors and windows are framed with blocks of squared stones.
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°55'43.81"N 77°38'16.38"W. Current owner of record, Yorks as of date (YMD) 190415.
Town of Lima and Livingston County Maps
This large house is owned by Robert York and is located at 6857 Heath Markham Rd. According to Mrs. York, the house was added to on two occasions, the front or oldest section being built in 1800. The additions are added to the back, making the additions greater in square footage than the original section. The west side of the addition has a long enclosed porch. Quoins are regular and the rows of stones in the front are 4 per quoin while there are 3 rows per quoin on the sides. Stones are smoothed but are irregular in both size and shape. Between stones the mortar is raised. Both doors and windows are framed with blocks of squared stones. Roudabush Survey page 56.
This house at 6857 Heath-Markham Road, Lima, was built in 1832. It was placed on the National Register in 8/31/1989 and includes several 19th and early 20th century out buildings. It is a typical three-bay, vernacular Greek Revival structure with a one and half-story rear wing. Its two feet think walls are fashioned of field stones set with mortar in the cobblestone building tradition. It is nearly identical to the Morgan house on Routes 5 and 20 west of the village of Lima. It also has a semi-elliptical arch over the front doorway. It is historically significant for its association with three prominent families of Lima. The Markham occupied it for nearly 50 years. Later it was owned by the Peck family and Edward F. Dibble of the Dibble Seed Co. The front porch is a modern addition and not in keeping with the architecture. Richard Palmer blog.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 17. Livingston County, Markham-Yorks House. This structure is not included in the subsequent book "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978.
¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich.
² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
