Building date: Between 1835 and 1840.
Original use:
Corner structures: Red sandstone
Mortar application and content: Horizontal and vertical similar (Mortar looks square)
Types and uses of stones: Herringbone anywhere, lake-washed stones.
Types and choice of windows: Lintels red stone solid
Structures with similar masonry details:
Masons who worked on building: Built by Ezra Hill.
Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°14'48.34"N 78°00'48.17"W. Current owner of record, Scharping as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Murray and Orleans County Maps
"Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 67, 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, Hill - Sharping House
- Page 135
Editor's Note: Schmidt states the road name as East Holley Road, whereas the current name is Hurd Road.
¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
