Ros-7, Mirick Barn, Opposite [West Side] 4306 Route 414

    Documentation

    Building date: c. 1850, razed in 1964. Roof torn of in windstorm, possibly 11/30/1950.

    Original use: Barn

    Corner structures:

    Mortar application and content: Course reddish mortar, flat V pyramids.

    Types and uses of stones: Front of structure rather small fieldstones, four rows to a quoin.

    Types and choice of windows:

    Structures with similar masonry details:

    Masons who worked on building:

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°09'39.78"N 76°52'44.99"W.

    Town of Rose and Wayne County 1978 Highway Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    "Cobblestone Structures of Wayne County" Leon Franz Barn excerpt, 1955, Verlyn Edward Klahn, pages 247 and 248. Essay submitted for Hoffman Foundation, Wayne County History Scholarship, awarded 1955. Reprint permission granted by Wayne County Historian.

    Ros-7 Mirick Barn history sheet. From the personal research of cobblestone historian Karen Crandall.

    Editor's Note: There are spelling differences in the last name: Mirick, Merick, and Merrick.

    Photographs

    1853 Wayne County Ros-7 Excerpt Map
    1853 Wayne County Ros-7 Excerpt Map.jpg ¹ Barn location is in blue.
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    ¹ 1853 Wayne County Ros-7 Excerpt Map courtesy Library of Congress.

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