Sod-15, Harper, 6563 N. Geneva Rd.

    Documentation

    Building date:

    Original use:

    Corner structures: Variable. Red sandstone

    Mortar application and content: Vertical heavy. Vertical pyramids

    Types and uses of stones:

    Types and choice of windows:

    Structures with similar masonry details:

    Masons who worked on building:

    Unique features: Used as a barn. Town of Sodus Historical Society

    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°14'16.33"N 77°00'48.32"W. Current owner of record, Pozos as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Town of Sodus and Wayne County Maps

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    "Cobblestone Structures of Wayne County" Doreen House excerpt, 1955, Verlyn Edward Klahn, pages 283 and 284. Essay submitted for Hoffman Foundation, Wayne County History Scholarship, awarded 1955. Reprint permission granted by Wayne County Historian.

    Wayne Historians Organization (WHO), Historic Sites Inventory Cobblestone house


    "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Green - Doreen House
    Page 185

    Editor's Note: Schmidt states that this structure is about 1/2 mile south of Furber Road; however, the two cobblestone structures in that area do not match the provided description. About 1/2 mile north of Furber Road, this structure matches the description.

    "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 thirteenth paragraph on page 38.

    Photographs

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    Sod-15 Harper 1
    Sod-15 Harper 1.jpg ¹
    6563 N. Geneva Road, Sodus
    6563 N. Geneva Road, Sodus.jpg ²

    ¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.

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