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Parker Cobblestone house
Historic Site #: | 01-014 (Exists) Type: D1 | Town: | Arcadia |
Site Name: | Parker Cobblestone house | GPS Coordinates: | 43.096815, -77.117417 |
Address: | 2467 Parker Rd Newark NY |
Description: |
This house at 2467 Parker Road may be one of the oldest cobblestone houses in Wayne County.
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Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog by Richard Palmer |
Historic narrative: |
This house at 2467 Parker Road may be one of the oldest cobblestone houses in Wayne County. It was built by at least 1833 for the Rev. Preston Parker. Four generations of the Parker family lived here. Its original configuration was 14 rooms. There was a meeting room on the second floor where religious services for the local group of worshippers known as the Parker Neighborhood, which later was reorganized as East Palmyra Methodist Church.
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References:Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County, New York blogHistoric Homes In and Around Arcadia, Cecilia B Jackson (1982)
Newark Courier-Gazette article by Cecilia Jackson, 30 Oct 1977Cobblestone Society Database