Rid-11, Jackson House, East side Fruit Avenue just south of School #10 Rd.

    Documentation

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    Original use: Property wall

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    Unique features: William Jackson dressed the front of his property about 1840 with a decorative herringbone wall.

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Approximate location can be construed from 1860 Map below.

    Town of Ridgeway and Orleans County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    "Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 86, by Delia Robinson, Edited by Evelyn Lyman and William Nestle. Jointly published by The Cobblestone Society and The Orleans County Historical Association, December 1996.

    Photographs

    1860 Niagara Orleans Counties Rid-11 Excerpt Map
    1860 Niagara Orleans Counties Rid-11 Excerpt Map.jpg ¹ Abbreviation T.H. following a name is Tenant House.
    Rid-11 Jackson House 1
    Rid-11 Jackson House 1.jpg ²
    Rid-11 Jackson House 2
    Rid-11 Jackson House 2.jpg ² House built c. 1830, photograph c. 1934.
    Rid-11 Jackson House 5
    Rid-11 Jackson House 5.jpg ² William Jackson b. 10/24/1799 Dusnesurg, NY. d. 10/31/1890 Holley, Orleans Cty. NY. Married Martha Comstock of Onondaga Cty., 1/20/1822.
    Rid-11 Jackson House 3-4
    Rid-11 Jackson House 3-4.jpg ² Martha Comstock Jackson (Mrs. William Jackson, b. 3/7/1807 Onondaga Cty. NY, d. 1/4/1871 Ridgeway, Orleans Cty. NY.

    ¹ 1860 Niagara Orleans Counties Map courtesy Library of Congress.
    ² Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.

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