Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse Explained

Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse
Location:2773 Maple Road, Wilson, New York
Coordinates:43.2808°N -78.8°W
Built:1840
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:August 30, 2010
Mpsub:Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
Refnum:10000591[1]

Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic home and farm complex located at Wilson in Niagara County, New York. It was constructed between about 1840 and 1845. It is an L-shaped cobblestone building with a 2-story, three-bay-wide main block and -story, four-bay side block and rear kitchen block in the Greek Revival style. It has a porch along the side wing added about 1910. It features irregularly shaped, variously colored cobbles in its construction. It is one of approximately 47 cobblestone structures in Niagara County. Also on the property are two fieldstone barns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-09-10. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2016-07-01. https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2015-07-01. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Morse Cobblestone Farmhouse . 2016-07-01 . Daniel McEneny . PDF . June 2010 . and Accompanying four photographs