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Corner structures: Red sandstone
Mortar application and content: Vertical, slight embellishment
Types and uses of stones: Decoration by arrangement. Herringbone anywhere
Types and choice of windows: Lintels red stone solid
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Google Maps street level view is blocked by dense vegetation. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°11'34.84"N 78°19'31.67"W. Current owner of record, Ross as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Shelby and Orleans County Maps
Decoration by stone pattern. Roudabush Survey page 40
This house at 4540 Millville - East Shelby Road has an interesting characteristic - the one of a kind design over the front door. This is generally known as a relieving arch, a Roman technique for adding strength to a wall for better support. However, in this case it is purely decorative as cobblestones would not offer any structural strength. Richard Palmer blog.
"Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 91, by Delia Robinson, Edited by Evelyn Lyman and William Nestle. Jointly published by The Cobblestone Society and The Orleans County Historical Association, December 1996.
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Sharman - Bolton House
- Page 142
- "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978, by Olaf William Shelgren, Jr., Cary Lattin, and Robert W. Frasch, Photographs by Gerda Peterich: Name reference, Grinnell House
- Page 70
- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 95. Orleans County, Grinnell-Bolton House.
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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.
