Building date: Late 1830's
Original use:
Corner structures: Red sandstone
Mortar application and content: Vertical, slight embellishment. Vertical pyramids
Types and uses of stones: Small red
Types and choice of windows: Lintels none
Structures with similar masonry details:
Masons who worked on building:
Unique features:
Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°16'21.01"N 77°18'21.83"W. Current owner of record, Giuliano as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Ontario and Wayne County Maps
Cobblestone structure excerpts pages 83 and 85 "Wickes - Loomis" from the book "History of the Town of Ontario 1807-1971", Town of Ontario Historical Society, limited edition revision, September 1971. Reproduced with copyright permission provided by the Town of Ontario Historical Society and Heritage Square Museum.
The Motley-Loomis House 1556 Lake Road Ontario, NY in Wayne County, courtesy the Tom The Backroads Traveller blog.
The Cobblestone Society & Museum Tours:
Motley - Loomis House 4th Annual 06/06/1964The Historical Society and Women's Civic Club of Ontario Presents "A Tour of Homes", 6/7/1969. Home number 4.
Wayne Historians Organization (WHO), Historic Sites Inventory Motley-Loomis Cobblestone
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Motley - Loomis House
- Pages 173 - 174
¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
