Historic Site #: | 05-024 (Exists) Type: D1 | Town: | Lyons | ||
Site Name: | Richmond Cobblestone | GPS Coordinates: | 43.06007, -76.968155 | ||
Address: | 8729 Old RTE 31 Lyons NY | ||||
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Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog by Richard Palmer |
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This house at 8729 Old Route 31, Lyons was built for Elias Richmond in 1834. It has wooden lintels and transom over inset front door. Richmond House Address: 8729 Old Route 31, Lyons Original Owner: Elias Richmond Year Built: Original building ~1826, kitchen extension added 1834 Period: Early This early period house was built with large field cobbles, rough-cut limestone quoins that are slightly smaller than those used in later buildings, and wooden lintels. A transom is over the inset front door. The house is set on a large stone foundation. The quoins on the wing are mixed stone. The front has some patches of mortar over the cobbles. In 1883 Elias Richmond purchased 87.5 acres of land from his neighbor Henry Teachout. For many years this home was owned by a bachelor named George Richmond. |