Building date: It is not known when the wood frame house was built, but it is likely that the cobblestone wing was added by Merriman in the mid 1850s. Email from Glenn Hinchey. Demolished ~1944. See Karen Crandall's "History Sheet" in "Comments, Additional Information, References" section below.
Original use: Residence
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Unique features: Wood frame house with added cobblestone wing.
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°06'41.87"N 76°11'42.58"W.
Town of Salina and Onondaga County 1976 Highway Maps
Elisha G. Merriman House, Vine Street, Liverpool. It was demolished when Electronics Park was developed, about 1955. Richard Palmer blog. Editor's Note: Karen Crandall in her "History Sheet" below states "~1944 torn down for Electronics Plant".
Elisha Merriman House history sheet. From the personal research of cobblestone historian Karen Crandall.
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Merriman House
- Page 91
 1859 Onondaga County Sal-9 Merriman Excerpt Map.jpg ¹ |
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¹ 1852 Onondaga County Map Sal-8 excerpt courtesy Library of Congress.
