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Williams Swales Manor House (cobblestone)

Historic Site #:12-045   (Exists)   Type: D,D1 Town:Sodus
Site Name:Williams Swales Manor House (cobblestone)GPS Coordinates:43.26262, -77.05921
Address:6802 Lake Rd. Sodus New York
Description:
 William Swales Manor House.  Former Sodus Fruit Farm  This property has been abandoned for several years and is an advancing state of deterioration.  Address sometimes listed as 6800.


 
William Swales monument in the nearby Swales Cemetery at the end of Maple Ave and Lake road. Photo from Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog
 
Historic narrative:
This structure was the William Swales Manor house.  William Swayles built 11 or 12 cobblestone houses for himself,
his children and for tenants on what later became Sodus Fruit Farm. Evidence shows house was stuccoed over cobblestone.


References:

Cobblestone Society Database - Sodus 37