Pla-1, Burns, 265 Skaneateles Turnpike, East of Plainfield Center

    Documentation

    Building date: Circa 1849

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Street level view not available. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°50'43.02"N 75°09'20.72"W. Current owner of record, Fisher as of date (YMD) 190411.

    Town of Plainfield and Otsego County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    Structure not included in Roudabush Survey.

    265 Skaneateles Turnpike, West Winfield, built by Philip Burns, ca. 1849. Richard Palmer blog.

    Realtor website provides additional documentation and imagery.

    Photographs

    Pla-1 Burns 1
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    Pla-1 Burns 2
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    IMG_3484.jpg ² Note the "piping" style of cobblestone masonry work at ground level.
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    ¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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