Thomas Barron House - Geneva, NY
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sagefemme
N 42° 51.584 W 077° 02.002
18T E 333884 N 4747244
This cobblestone, built in 1848, sits on a stretch of RTS 5 and 20 outside Geneva, NY is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WMHWMQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2013
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Is I approached this building, I thought it was a brick building with limestone quoins. It wasn't until I stopped for a closer look that I was sure it was a cobblestone. The stones are all uniformly red in cast, and some are fractured with age. I'll go out on a limb and posit that they are Medina sandstone.
The stones are laid in a very distinct pattern that requires near perfect uniformity of size, four rows per large limestone quoin. The lintels and sills are also limestone, and the Federal style front entrance is elaborately ornamented (see photo gallery).
I haven't yet researched the NRHP information on this cobblestone. At present, all I know is what the plaque on building says:
"Thomas Barron House
has been place on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1848"
City, Town, Village Name: Geneva, NY
Building Usage: Private dwelling
Architectural style: Federal
Public or Private: Private
Tours Available?: no
Website: Not listed
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