Sod-32, Thebert, 6644 North Geneva Rd.

    Documentation

    Building date:

    Original use:

    Corner structures: Gray limestone quoins

    Mortar application and content: Vertical, slight embellishment. Vertical mortar is largely without embellishments, but an occasional pyramid can be found.

    Types and uses of stones: Small, various colors. Stones on the west and north sides are laid four rows per quoin. On the south side, the stones are large and vary two or three rows to the quoin.

    Types and choice of windows: Lentils wood

    Structures with similar masonry details: Mar-1 Magde, Mar-12 Miller

    Masons who worked on building:

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    Map Location

    Map views courtesy Google Maps. The structure is located behind the frame residence and is completely enveloped in vines and other vegetation. Address and location are Google Earth confirmed; 43°14'26.25"N 77°00'44.88"W. Current owner of record, Thebert as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

    Town of Sodus and Wayne County Maps.

    Comments, Additional Information, References

    In back of the house at 6644 N. Geneva Rd., there is a one and one-half story building with gray limestone quoins. The window lintels are made of wood. The walls have undergone considerable repair. Stones on the west and north sides are laid four rows per quoin. On the south side, the stones are large and vary two or three rows to the quoin. Vertical mortar is largely without embellishments, but an occasional pyramid can be found. Roudabush Survey page 112

    "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 twelfth paragraph on page 38.

    Photographs

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    ¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
    ² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.

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