Building date: 1830's
Original use:
Corner structures: Red sandstone, variable. Quoins in the front are regular, while in the back they are variable in size.
Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy
Types and uses of stones: Two rows of stones are opposite the quoins. Repair has obstructed much of the original stone arrangement. Stones are somewhat smoothed but irregular in shape.
Types and choice of windows: Lintels red stone solid
Structures with similar masonry details:
Masons who worked on building:
Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°17'03.34"N 78°04'56.87"W. Current owner of record, Schuler as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Murray and Orleans County Maps
At 16035 Ridge Rd., a house with one story toward the road has a wooden addition on one side. In the back, there are two stories, since the lot slopes down from the road. Quoins in the front are regular, while in the back they are variable in size. Two rows of stones are opposite the quoins. Repair has obstructed much of the original stone arrangement. Stones are somewhat smoothed but irregular in shape. Roudabush Survey page 96
"The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt. Reference the eighth paragraph on page 5.
"Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 74, by Delia Robinson, Edited by Evelyn Lyman and William Nestle. Jointly published by The Cobblestone Society and The Orleans County Historical Association, December 1996.
 Mur-13 Schuler 1.jpg ¹ Van Houten Collection 7/10/1945 |  Mur_13_1.jpg |  Mur_13_2.jpg |  Mur_13_3.jpg |
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¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
