Building date: 1848
Original use:
Corner structures: Tooled
Mortar application and content: Horizontal rounded. Vertical pyramids
Types and uses of stones: Small red
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°51'35.30"N 77°01'59.90"W. Current owner of record, Scortichini as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Seneca and Ontario County Maps
The Barron House, an example of Greek revival architecture, was built in 1848 by Thomas Barron who came from England and cleared the land and built his first home on the site which was a log cabin.
Several trips were made to the shores of Lake Ontario. Wheat was carried by wagon to Sodus Point for transshipment. Cobblestones were then sorted and loaded and returned which went into the construction of the present house. Great care went into the sorting of the lake-washed sandstone cobblestones for their color, red; and uniform size, and the house took two years to build.
The main two-story section of the house has an Ionic portico, and on either side are one-story wings with Ionic porches across the front. The west wing door is a false one, never used from the inside of the house, but added to the outside to give the two porches perfect symmetry. Two of the interior walls of the home are as thick as outer walls, 18 inches so made to support the weight of the construction. The portal is framed by egg and dart moulding; the door fittings are German silver.
 | National Register of Historic Places Registration |
Asset Detail National Register of Historic Places 10/6/1988.
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form when available provides quite detailed information about the cobblestone structure.
Thomas Barron House Wikipedia article.
- "Cobblestone Architecture", 1944, Carl Schmidt
- Page 16, Page 25, Page 41, Page 46
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¹ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.
