Por-2, Thompson, 2493 Youngstown-Wilson Rd.

    Documentation

    Building date: 1840-45

    Original use:

    Corner structures: Gray limestone and red sandstone

    Mortar application and content: Vertical, slight embellishment

    Types and uses of stones: On the front wall the stones are smoothed and laid 6 rows to a quoin. Stones on the sides are irregular.

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°16'51.78"N 78°54'44.37"W. Current owner of record, Hinkley as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Town of Porter and Niagara County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    At 2493 Youngstown-Wilson Road is a 1½ story cobblestone home with a second story frame addition at the rear. Quoins and lintels are gray limestone, some of which vary in color. On the front wall the stones are smoothed and laid 6 rows to a quoin. Stones on the sides are irregular. Vertical mortar lacks embellishments. Roudabush Survey page 73

    Original owner - G. Lake. Subsequent owner Mr. and Mrs. Allen E Strasser 1970. Letter from Mrs. Allen E Strasser 10/20/1970.

    Photographs

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

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