List of cobblestone buildings
This is a list of cobblestone buildings, mostly houses and mostly but not all in the United States, that are notable and that reflect cobblestone architecture. Cobblestone architecture had some popularity for substantial homes and other buildings for a period, but is limited in scope of employment.
In Europe, cobblestone architecture includes the use of flint cobbles. St. Alban's Church, Copenhagen, in Denmark, was designed as a traditional English church by architect Arthur Blomfield. Gothic Revival in style, it is built in limestone from the Faxe south of Copenhagen, knapped flint from Stevns, Åland stone for the spire, and roof tiles from Broseley in Shropshire. The conspicuous use of flint as a building material, unusual in Denmark, is another typical trait from England where it is commonly seen in church buildings in the south of the country, particularly East Anglia.[1]
In the United States, cobblestone architecture appears most significantly in New York State, and within the state generally along the Erie Canal, following from the economic prosperity brought by the canal and from the ease of transportation by barges of this heavy building material.[2] There are numerous examples in other states as well. A number of cobblestone houses and other buildings are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[3]
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List
Notable cobblestone buildings include:
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in the United States
(by state then city)
Colorado
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Colorado National Guard Armory | 1916 built | Golden, Colorado |
Illinois
The area around the Illinois-Wisconsin border once had the largest population of cobblestone houses outside of New York City. However, very few remain—the Illinois Historic Sites Survey in 1978 identified only two remaining. Cobblestone houses were popular among individuals who worked on the Erie Canal, and the style came to the border region from New York migrants.
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Gifford-Davidson House | 1850 built 1980 NRHP-listed | 363-365 Prairie St. 42°2′3″N 88°16′39″W / 42.03417°N 88.27750°W / 42.03417; -88.27750 (Gifford-Davidson House) | Elgin, Illinois | Built by James Talcott Gifford, a native of central New York who became wealthy in Wisconsin, then returned in 1849 to Elgin, which he had helped found, and completed this in 1850. Cobblestone first floor; frame above. House was expanded in 1871.[4] | |
Herrick Cobblestone | 1847 built 1989 NRHP-listed | 2127 Broadway 42°15′8″N 89°3′44″W / 42.25222°N 89.06222°W / 42.25222; -89.06222 (Herrick Cobblestone) | Rockford, Illinois | Greek Revival in style. Built by Elijah L. Herrick, who may have been a cobblestone mason. The stones are from the nearby Rock River. Herrick came from Massachusetts to Rockford in the mid-1830s, though he probably stopped in New York on the way and came to learn of the style.[5] One of the oldest houses in Rockford. |
Montana
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Sandstone and Cobblestone Schools | 1910-21 built 1987 NRHP-listed | Main St. 45°30′37″N 109°26′45″W / 45.51028°N 109.44583°W / 45.51028; -109.44583 (Sandstone and Cobblestone Schools) | Absarokee, Montana |
New Mexico
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Moore-Ward Cobblestone House | 1905 built 1985 NRHP-listed | Artesia, New Mexico |
New York
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1832 built NRHP-listed | 3871 Clover St. 43°0′51″N 77°35′5″W / 43.01417°N 77.58472°W / 43.01417; -77.58472 (Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse) | Mendon, New York | Federal | |
Angus Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex | 1831 built 1992 NRHP-listed | 612 NY 14 42°44′3″N 76°58′29″W / 42.73417°N 76.97472°W / 42.73417; -76.97472 (Angus Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex) | Benton, New York | Greek Revival | |
J. and E. Baker Cobblestone Farmstead | 1850 built 1995 NRHP-listed | 815 Canandaigua Rd. 43°2′4″N 77°18′50″W / 43.03444°N 77.31389°W / 43.03444; -77.31389 (J. and E. Baker Cobblestone Farmstead) | Macedon, New York | Gothic Revival | |
Barden Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1843 built 1992 NRHP-listed | 42°45′16″N 77°4′26″W / 42.75444°N 77.07389°W / 42.75444; -77.07389 (Barden Cobblestone Farmhouse) | Benton, New York | Greek Revival | |
Levi Barden Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1836 built 2003 NRHP-listed | 5300 Wabash Rd. 42°46′16″N 77°2′18″W / 42.77111°N 77.03833°W / 42.77111; -77.03833 (Levi Barden Cobblestone Farmhouse) | Seneca, New York | Greek Revival | |
Barnard Cobblestone House | built 1989 NRHP-listed | 7192 W. Main St. 42°54′12″N 77°37′3″W / 42.90333°N 77.61750°W / 42.90333; -77.61750 (Barnard Cobblestone House) | Lima, New York | Greek Revival, Federal | |
First Baptist Church of Phelps | 1845 built 1992 NRHP-listed | 40 Church St., Phelps, New York 42°57′18″N 77°3′31″W / 42.95500°N 77.05861°W / 42.95500; -77.05861 (First Baptist Church of Phelps) | Phelps, New York | Greek Revival | |
School No. 6 | built NRHP-listed | 6679 Jenks Rd. | Lima, New York | ||
Bates Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1836 built 1992 NRHP-listed | 5521 NY 364 42°45′34″N 77°16′25″W / 42.75944°N 77.27361°W / 42.75944; -77.27361 (Bates Cobblestone Farmhouse) | Middlesex, New York | Mid 19th Century Revival | |
Jackson Blood Cobblestone House | 1846 built 2005 NRHP-listed | 43°19′0″N 78°23′20″W / 43.31667°N 78.38889°W / 43.31667; -78.38889 (Jackson Blood Cobblestone House) | Lyndonville, New York | Greek Revival | |
Butterfield Cobblestone House | 1849 built 2010 NRHP-listed | 43°11′9″N 78°1′2″W / 43.18583°N 78.01722°W / 43.18583; -78.01722 (Butterfield Cobblestone House) | Holley, New York | Greek Revival | |
Chase Cobblestone Farmhouse | built 1995 NRHP-listed | Hilton, New York | |||
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1027 Stone Church Rd. | c.1840 built 2007 NRHP-listed | Junius, New York | |||
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1111 Stone Church Road | c.1830 built 2007 NRHP-listed | 1111 Stone Church Rd. | Junius, New York | Federal | |
Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1229 Birdsey Road | 1840 built 2008 NRHP-listed | 1229 Birdsey Road 42°58′1.34″N 76°51′51.02″W / 42.9670389°N 76.8641722°W / 42.9670389; -76.8641722 (Cobblestone Farmhouse at 1111 Stone Church Road)---> | Junius, New York | ||
Cobblestone Historic District | 1834-1839 built 1993 NRHP-listed | 43°17′13″N 78°11′27″W / 43.28694°N 78.19083°W / 43.28694; -78.19083 (Cobblestone Historic District) | Childs, New York | ||
Cobblestone House (Bath, New York) | 1851 built 1983 NRHP-listed | 120 W. Washington St. 42°20′15″N 77°19′28″W / 42.33750°N 77.32444°W / 42.33750; -77.32444 (Cobblestone House (Bath, New York)) | Bath, New York | Greek Revival | |
Cobblestone House (Cazenovia, New York) | 1840 built 1987 NRHP-listed | 42°56′35″N 75°52′59″W / 42.94306°N 75.88306°W / 42.94306; -75.88306 (Cobblestone House (Cazenovia, New York)) | Cazenovia, New York | Greek Revival | |
Cobblestone Inn | built 2007 NRHP-listed | 43°16′28″N 78°19′59″W / 43.27444°N 78.33306°W / 43.27444; -78.33306 (Cobblestone Inn) | Oak Orchard, New York | Greek Revival | |
Cobblestone Manor | 1835 built 1984 NRHP-listed | 495 N. Main St. 42°54′8″N 77°17′30″W / 42.90222°N 77.29167°W / 42.90222; -77.29167 (Cobblestone Manor) | Canandaigua, New York | Greek Revival | |
Cobblestone Railroad Pumphouse | 1845 built 1992 NRHP-listed | Victor, New York | |||
Cole Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1832 built 1996 NRHP-listed | Mendon, New York | |||
Coolidge Stores Building | 1851 built 2001 NRHP-listed | US 20 42°53′21″N 75°33′7″W / 42.88917°N 75.55194°W / 42.88917; -75.55194 (Coolidge Stores Building) | Bouckville, New York | Greek Revival | |
Coverdale Cobblestone House | 1837 built 2005 NRHP-listed | Leicester, New York | |||
William Covert Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1835 built 1995 NRHP-listed | Greece, New York | |||
Isaac Cox Cobblestone Farmstead | 1838 built 2003 NRHP-listed | Scottsville, New York | |||
Jephtha Earl Cobblestone Farmhouse | c.1855 built 1992 NRHP-listed | Benton, New York | |||
Felt Cobblestone General Store | 1835 built 1992 NRHP-listed | Victor, New York | |||
Ganoung Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Lima, New York | |||
Gates-Livermore Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1833 built 1996 NRHP-listed | 4389 Clover St. 42°59′29″N 77°34′51″W / 42.99139°N 77.58083°W / 42.99139; -77.58083 (Gates-Livermore Cobblestone Farmhouse) | Mendon, New York | Federal | |
John Graves Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1837 built 2008 NRHP-listed | Junius, New York | |||
Harmon Cobblestone Farmhouse and Cobblestone Smokehouse | 1842 built 1992 NRHP-listed | Phelps, New York | |||
Howland Cobblestone Store | built 1994 NRHP-listed | Scipio, New York | |||
William Huffman Cobblestone House | 1845 built 2002 NRHP-listed | Phelps, New York | |||
Hiram Lay Cobblestone Farmhouse | built 2009 NRHP-listed | Tyre, New York | |||
Markham Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex | built NRHP-listed | Lima, New York | |||
Mendon Cobblestone Academy | built NRHP-listed | Mendon, New York | |||
Morgan Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Lima, New York | |||
Philo Newton Cobblestone House | built NRHP-listed | Hartland, New York | |||
William Nichols Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Benton, New York | |||
Payne Cobblestone House | built NRHP-listed | Conesus, New York | |||
Preston-Gaylord Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Sodus, New York | |||
Rippey Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Seneca, New York | |||
Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Varick, New York | |||
Roe Cobblestone Schoolhouse | built NRHP-listed | Butler, New York | |||
Sheldon Cobblestone House | built NRHP-listed | Mendon, New York | |||
John Shelp Cobblestone House | built NRHP-listed | Middleport, New York | |||
Sliker Cobblestone House | built NRHP-listed | Conesus, New York | |||
Dr. Henry Spence Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex | 1840s built 1992 NRHP-listed | Starkey, New York | |||
Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Mendon, New York | |||
Daniel Supplee Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Starkey, New York | |||
Tinker Cobblestone Farmstead | built NRHP-listed | Henrietta, New York | |||
Walling Cobblestone Tavern | built NRHP-listed | Sodus, New York | |||
Wallington Cobblestone Schoolhouse District No. 8 | built NRHP-listed | Sodus, New York | |||
Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse | built NRHP-listed | Mendon, New York | |||
Young-Leach Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex | c.1836 built 1992 NRHP-listed | 2601 NY 14 42°38′16″N 76°56′21″W / 42.63778°N 76.93917°W / 42.63778; -76.93917 (Young-Leach Cobblestone Farmhouse and Barn Complex) | Torrey, New York | Greek Revival, Federal, Vernacular Greek Revival | |
James Coolidge Octagon House | 7271 Main St. 42°53′52.82″N 75°31′1.6″W / 42.8980056°N 75.517111°W / 42.8980056; -75.517111 (James Coolidge Octagon House, Madison, NY) | Madison, New York | A rare example of a cobblestone house that is also an octagon house. Has a Greek Revival-style entrance with Doric columns.[6][7] | ||
Charles Bullis House | 1838-42 built 19xx NRHP | 1727 Canandaigua Rd., Macedon, New York 43°4′10″N 77°19′14″W / 43.06944°N 77.32056°W / 43.06944; -77.32056 (Charles Bullis House) | Wayne |
Ohio
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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C.R. Howard House | 1853 built 1974 NRHP-listed | 411 E. Garfield St. 41°19′04″N 81°19′51″W / 41.31778°N 81.33083°W / 41.31778; -81.33083 (C.R. Howard House) | Aurora, Ohio | Two-story house with a steep gable, with eaves decorated by scroll-sawn vergeboard, topped by an octagonal pinnacle and pendant. Believed to be the only one of two cobblestone homes within the Western Reserve area.[8] | |
Cobble-Cote | [] | 1834 built | 2060 White Pond Drive. 41°19′04″N 81°19′51″W / 41.31778°N 81.33083°W / 41.31778; -81.33083 (Cobble-Cote) | Akron, Ohio | Two-story house with sun porch addition. Refurbished and remodeled in the 1920s. Floors are reclaimed wood from houses of a similar age that were demolished. Believed to be one of two cobblestone houses within the Western Reserve area. The rear walkway is constructed of 92 millstones of unknown origin. |
Washington
The Basalt Cobblestone Quarries District contains seven historic quarries which provided cobblestones for Portland streets.
Wisconsin
Building | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Cobblestone House (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) | 1866 built 1974 NRHP-listed | 1011 State St. 44°48′18″N 91°29′38″W / 44.80500°N 91.49389°W / 44.80500; -91.49389 (Cobblestone House (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)) | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Gothic | |
Haseltine Cobblestone House | 1842 built 1980 NRHP-listed | W230 S8235 Big Bend Dr. 42°53′38″N 88°12′34″W / 42.89389°N 88.20944°W / 42.89389; -88.20944 (Haseltine Cobblestone House) | Big Bend, Wisconsin | Greek Revival | |
Samuel S. Jones Cobblestone House | 1847 built 1978 NRHP-listed | Clinton, Wisconsin | Greek Revival | ||
Daniel and Catherine Ketchum Cobblestone House | 1851 built 2001 NRHP-listed | 147 E. 2nd St. | Marquette, Wisconsin | Greek Revival | |
Lathrop-Munn Cobblestone House | ca. 1848 built 1977 NRHP-listed | 524 Bluff St. | Beloit, Wisconsin | Greek Revival | |
Meyerhofer Cobblestone House | ca. 1850 built 1980 NRHP-listed | Townline Rd. | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin | Colonial, Greek Revival | |
Richardson-Brinkman Cobblestone House | 1843 built 1977 NRHP-listed | 607 W. Milwaukee Rd. 42°33′27″N 88°51′58″W / 42.55750°N 88.86611°W / 42.55750; -88.86611 (Richardson-Brinkman Cobblestone House) | Clinton, Wisconsin | Greek Revival | |
Justin Weed House | 1848 built 1974 NRHP-listed | 3509 Washington Rd. | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Greek Revival |
References
- ^ "About the Church Building". St. Alban's Church. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
- ^ Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
- ^ "title2".
- ^ "About the Cobblestone Houses in New York and Other States".
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 1166. ISBN 9781878592705.