Building date: 1836
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°09'17.57"N 78°27'51.40"W. Current owner of record, Beamer as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Shelby and Orleans County Maps
This is known as the Cone-Dewey house at 10181 West Shelby Road and is located just east of the Niagara-Orleans county line near Dewey Road. It was built of field cobbles in 1836 for John Shelp and is one of six cobblestone structures in the Town of Shelby. It includes 145 acres. It was occupied by Shelp and his wife, Mary, and her father, Oliver Cone, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Shelp came from Schoharie county in 1821. Mr. Shelp lived there until he died in 1868. In 2008 the house, two barns, and a milk house on the grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is considered one of the finest examples of cobblestone architecture in western New York. Shelp, came from Schoharie County in 1828. In 1836 he moved his family into the new house and remained there until his death in 1868. He and his descendants were prosperous and productive farmers who expanded and improved the property. In the mid 20th century the house was abandoned and fell into disrepair. It was restored in the mid-1960s. The house contains a huge fireplace originally used for both heating and cooking. A bake oven is built into the side of it. Richard Palmer blog.
According to "Landmarks of Orleans County" John Shelp, a native of Schoharie County, N.Y. was born in 1791. He married Mary A. Cone in 1818. In 1821 they came to Shelby and purchased land on lot 42, a mile west from West Shelby, where they remained till their deaths. He died in 1868 and she in 1883. Also, according to Nelson Dewey whose wife is a descendent of John Help the latter built the house.
"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. Reference the second paragraph on page 9.
"Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County, N. Y.", A Local History, page 89, by Delia Robinson, Edited by Evelyn Lyman and William Nestle. Jointly published by The Cobblestone Society and The Orleans County Historical Association, December 1996.
Original owners: Oliver Cone and John and Mary Ann [Cone] Shelp [Moved in with Oliver in 1838, inherited in 1844]. Subsequent owners: Cone/Shelp descendents (Mrs. Nelson Dewey], 1967 Gamin, 1985 Henry (Hank) and Susan (Sue) Beamer.
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National Register of Historic Places RegistrationNew York State Rehabilitation Tax Credits Homeowner Case Study, Preservation League of New York State, 2010-2011.
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Cone - Dewey House
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¹ Image courtesy cobblestone home owners Hank and Sue Beamer. Submitted by email 12/28/2021.
² Photography courtesy Gerda Peterich. Cobblestone Museum.
³ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
4 Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
5 Photography courtesy Daniel Case.
