Mur-3, Schoolhouse, 3845 Monroe-Orleans County Line Rd.

    Documentation

    Building date: 1850

    Original use: Schoolhouse, Abandoned (Circa 1977-1978), current inhabited.

    Corner structures: Red sandstone

    Mortar application and content: Horizontal rounded. Horizontal and vertical similar (Mortar looks square)

    Types and uses of stones: Lake-washed stones.

    Types and choice of windows: Lintels oval stones

    Structures with similar masonry details:

    Masons who worked on building:

    Unique features:

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°14'03.59"N 77°59'49.36"W. Current owner of record, Barthel as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Town of Murray and Orleans County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    "Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 66, 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, Schoolhouse
    Page 137

    Photographs

    GP Orleans Murray Mur-3 1-1 P
    GP Orleans Murray Mur-3 1-1 P.jpg ¹ 8/31/1971
    GP Orleans Murray Mur-3 2-1 P
    GP Orleans Murray Mur-3 2-1 P.jpg ¹ 8/31/1971
    Mur_3_1
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    Mur_3_2
    Mur_3_2.jpg
    Mur_3_3
    Mur_3_3.jpg
    Mur_3_4
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    Mur_3_5
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    Mur-3 Schoolhouse 1
    Mur-3 Schoolhouse 1.jpg ²
    Mur-3 Schoolhouse 2
    Mur-3 Schoolhouse 2.jpg ²
    Mur-3 3845 Monroe-Orleans Cty Line Rd 1
    Mur-3 3845 Monroe-Orleans Cty Line Rd 1.jpg ³
    Mur-3 3845 Monroe-Orleans Cty Line Rd 2
    Mur-3 3845 Monroe-Orleans Cty Line Rd 2.jpg ³
    Murray - 3845 County Line Road
    Murray - 3845 County Line Road.jpg 4
    Murray - 3845 County Line Road  (2)
    Murray - 3845 County Line Road (2).jpg 4

    ¹ Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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