Sod-23a, Gaylord, Barn, 7563 Lake Rd. & Halcus Rd.

Documentation

Building date: 1846

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Types and choice of windows: Lentils wood

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Map Location

Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 43°15'56.80"N 77°01'28.11"W. Current owner of record, Mcelroy as of the 2019 Tax Roll.

Town of Sodus and Wayne County Maps

Comments, Additional Information, References

Wayne Historians Organization (WHO), Historic Sites Inventory Preston-Gaylord Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn

[The barn adjacent to] this house at 7563 Lake Road for many years was known as Maxwell Creek Inn Bed & Breakfast. It was built in 1846. The original owners were John and Elizabeth (Swales) Preston. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. Reputedly, it was a station on the Underground Railroad. Richard Palmer blog.

"Nine Historic Houses Along Lake Ontario", page 1E, Democrat and Chronicle 5/1/1960. Courtesy Cobblestone Museum.

Walk with me as if we're walking together inside a snow globe. A digital video by Joh Kucko, John Kucko Digital 12/8/2021.

National Register of Historic Places Registration This property is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Asset Detail National Register of Historic Places 12/11/2009. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form when available provides quite detailed information about the cobblestone structure. Preston-Gaylord Cobblestone Farmhouse Wikipedia article.

Photographs

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¹ Image courtesy Cobblestone Museum.
² Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
³ Photography courtesy Richard Palmer.