Par-1, Curtis-Dawes, 204 Curtis Rd.

    Documentation

    Building date: 1848

    Original use:

    Corner structures: Red sandstone

    Mortar application and content: Horizontal, rounded; vertical, heavy

    Types and uses of stones:

    Types and choice of windows:

    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°18'41.82"N 77°46'04.83"W. Current owner of record, Griffiths as of the 2018 Tax Roll.

    Town of Parma and Monroe County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    "The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease 1941. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt. Reference the seventh paragraph on page 3.

    The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:

    Fowler House 20th Annual 06/07/1980

    "Cobblestone Architecture", 1944, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Flanders Curtice House*
    Page 18, Page 47
    Three Types of Cobblestone Walls, the Flanders Curtice* House, Page 74. * Correct spelling is Curtis.
    Methods of Laying Cobblestone Walls, the Flanders Curtice* House, Curtice* Road, Parma, Page 81. * Correct spelling is Curtis.

    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Curtis - Dawes House
    Page 61, Methods of Laying Cobblestone Walls Page 232
    Sections Thru Various Stone Courses, Page 255, Three Types of Cobblestone Walls Page 264

    "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 24. Monroe County, Curtis-Dawes House. This structure is not included in the subsequent book "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978.

    Photographs

    GP Monroe Parma Par-1 1_1 N
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    GP Monroe Parma Par-1 2_1 N
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    Par_1_2
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    Par_1_3
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    Par_1_4
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    Par-1 Curtis-Dawes 1
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    Par-1 Curtis-Dawes 2
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    Par-1 204 Curtis Rd 1
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    Par-1 204 Curtis Rd 2
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    204 Curtis Road Parma
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    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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