Building date: 1831
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Corner structures: Quoins are of gray limestone, which has been square cut, but not smoothed.
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Types and choice of windows: Lintels are of gray limestone, which has been square cut, but not smoothed.
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°46'24.59"N 77°42'40.77"W. Current owner of record, Linza as of date (YMD) 190415.
Town of Livonia and Livingston County Maps
2534 East Lake Road is an incorrect address in the Roudabush Survey document and photographs. The correct address is 5084 East Lake Rd..
A 2½ story house at 5084 * East Lake Rd., Livonia, appears to be one of the earliest in the county, being built in 1831. Quoins and lintels are of gray limestone, which has been square cut, but not smoothed. The number of rows of stones per quoin varies from 3 to 5, with 4 being the usual number. Stones are irregular in size, shape and color and are laid without embellishment between the stones. Between rows the mortar is extended into a longitudinal strip which is v-shaped in cross-section. The mortar shows interruptions at the top of the stones in some rows, marking work stoppage for a period of time. Roudabush Survey page 57.
* Address was incorrectly stated street address as 2534 in Roudabush Survey.
¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
