Building date: Ca. 1830
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°01'01.51"N 73°49'08.39"W. Current owner of record, Klopstock as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Malta and Saratoga County Maps.
Built for Joseph Lockrow in 1845. Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
Editor's Note: The Riley Allen House reference is from a Historical Marker installed on this property. Marker states: "Riley-Allen Cobblestone House ca. 1830. Type of structure rare in this area. Owned by Philip Riley and Heirs 1857-1971. Home of Robert H. and Melinda A. Allen since 1971." Note contradiction with build date stated by Wolfish. Realtor information: Sold 12/23/2004 and 10/16/2007.
In taking a closer look at this "common stone barn" (photos - below), there are definite details in the construction that show similarities to historic cobblestone masonry. For example, there appear to be some limestone quoins at the corner of the building (below - right). While their placement is not sophisticated - it still resembles some of the early/more "primitive" cobblestone masonry seen on other, more traditional examples of the style. A second detail: the masonry on this wall has stones that appear to be laid in two different manners: some appear to be random, others appear to be in horizontal courses. The random-laid stones appear to in the middle of the wall and are, perhaps, a poorly executed later repair to this wall (when the stone mason was not concerned with matching the earlier horizontal pattern of the stonework).
Also, despite the obvious fact that this building has been enlarged (the wood-frame siding & gable), that doesn't disqualify it from our data base. There are numerous examples of cobblestone buildings - often houses - that were later enlarged with a new addition, a new upper story, etc. I can think of 5 examples - all houses: one on S. Main St. in the village of Pittsford, Monroe Co.; one on the north side of Macedon Center Rd., Town of Perinton, Monroe Co.; two located on Lake Rd & Ontario Center Rd. in the Town of Ontario, Wayne Co. and one in the Village of Scottsville, Town of Wheatland, Monroe Co. (located on a side street, off Rochester St).
In short, this building - the "old stone barn" - should be included in our cobblestone data base. Cynthia Howk, Landmark Society of Western NY email 02/11/2020.
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¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Image courtesy SDG Image Mate Online a service of Saratoga County.
