Building date: 1845
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Types and uses of stones: Small, various colors; Vertical, no embellishment in mortar
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°16'50.05"N 78°47'58.21"W. Current owner of record, Gallagher as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Wilson and Niagara County Maps
The Land of Cobblestones, by Donald W. Croop 1976, James Morse House Page 15, A Publication of the Wilson Bicentennial Committee and Wilson Historical Society, Niagara County, Wilson, N.Y.
Edited publication excerpt about James Morse House, "Cobblestone Homes and Legends Town of Wilson", by Wilson Historical Society. See photographs below from that event.
James M. Morse was born in New York city, January 17th, 1817. He was the youngest of a family of eleven children. His father was a native of England, and came to New York when a young man, where he was employed in cabinet-making. Soon after the birth of his youngest son he went upon a voyage for his health and was lost at sea. In 1819 Mr. Morse's mother removed with her large family to Washington county, N, Y., and from there to Oneida in 1824, where they remained eleven years, after which they went to Orleans county. His mother subsequently went to Batavia, where she died in 1837, aged 54 years. In 1840 Mr. Morse came to Wilson, purchased 50 acres of land on lot 69, Slash Road, and began making for himself a permanent home. To this he subsequently added 50 acres more. On May 11th, 1848, he married Sarah Lucor, of Rushville, Yates county, N. Y. The early life of Mr. Morse was one of hardships, privation and cruelty. Having been bound as an apprentice, to a cruel master, he was compelled to labor beyond his strength and suffer much unkind treatment, but hope and courage never failed him. His release at last came, he grew to be his own master, and by patient industry and economy has gained a fine home and a splendid competence in a pleasant and productive locality. His portrait, and that of his wife, together with an illustration (see below in Photographs section) of their beautiful residence and surroundings, may be seen elsewhere in this work. "History of Niagara County, N.Y.", Sanford & Company N.Y. 1878, pgs. 394_395, courtesy Cornell University Library.
"Remnants of Ice Age Survive in WNY's Cobblestone Homes", by Betty J. Ott, Courier-Express Staff Reporter, Buffalo Courier-Express, July 12,1979.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
Clarence Sellick House 6th Annual 06/06/1964, Tour of Cobblestone Homes, 09/28/2019. See photographs below from that event.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Ide - Carrigan House
- Page 88
- "The Era of Cobblestone Architecture", unpublished manuscript 1972. To access the manuscript content about this structure, see 183. Ontario County, Ide-[Carrigan] House. This structure is not included in the subsequent book "Cobblestone Landmarks of New York State", 1978.
¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum. "History of Niagara County, N.Y.", Sanford & Company N.Y. 1878, p. 394, courtesy Cornell University Library.
² Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum. "As is" high resolution scan of 35mm film contact sheet image.
³ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
4 Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
5 Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
6 Photography courtesy Gregory Lawrence.
