Rus-1, Green-Gaffney, 791 Rush Henrietta Townline Rd., Cty Rd. 67

    Documentation

    Building date:

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    Mortar application and content: Horizontal and vertical similar

    Types and uses of stones:

    Types and choice of windows: Lintels gray cut stone

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°00'59.76"N 77°41'05.62"W. Current owner of record, Glocker as of the 2018 Tax Roll.

    Town of Rush and Monroe County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    Editor's Note: The Roudabush Survey stated 781 Rush Henrietta Townline Rd. as the street address; however, the confirmed correct street address as 791 Rush Henrietta Townline Rd.

    "The Cobblestone Houses of Upstate New York", compiled by Dorothy Wells Pease. Research done in collaboration with Hazed B. Jeffery, supplemented with material furnished by Carl F. Schmidt, 1941. Reference the fifth paragraph on page 15 (Count including the continuation from page 14).

    Subject #34, page 26, "Survey of Cobblestone Masonry in the Rush - Mendon Area", by R. B. Wood, May 18, 1955. Essay submitted to Dr. Hersey, Art 146 Class.

    Realtor's handout card for sale of this cobblestone structure. Realtor's names and phone number have been cropped.

    Letter from Mrs. Burt Gaffney owner of this cobblestone house to Robert Frisch June 1969, providing information about the house and a list of known owners at that time.

    The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:

    Gaffney House 9th Annual 06/07/1969

    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Green - Gaffney House
    Page 70

    Photographs

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    IMG-1557a.jpg ¹ Ca. 1900 hand tinted photograph provided by house owner Dave Glocker - email 8/17/2021.
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    GP Monroe Rush Rus-1_1 N.jpg ² 1971
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    ¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
    ³ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
    4 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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