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Mrs. Jacob Ternoois Cobblestone House

Historic Site #:12-149   (Exists)   Type: D,D1 Town:Sodus
Site Name:Mrs. Jacob Ternoois Cobblestone HouseGPS Coordinates:43.26396, -77.02449
Address:7552 Buck Lane Sodus New York
Description:
Mrs. Jacob Ternoois Cobblestone House near Halcus Road


 
Photo from Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County BlogPhoto from Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog
 
Historic narrative:

From Hoffman Foundation Wayne County History Scholarship
Essays (1955). Cobblestone Structures of Wayne County by Verlyn Edward Klahn.
Courtesy of the Office of the Wayne County Historian.



MRS. JACOB TERNOOIS HOUSE


Located on a private road (now Buck Lane) a few yards from and parallel to the Halcus Road just off the Lake Road, this house is owned by Mrs. Jacob Ternoois.


STONES: The lake polished stones are mostly red.


JOINTS: The horizontal joint is a V. The courses are 3 inches.


MORTAR: The mortar is much weathered, light in color and fine in texture.


QUOINS: The sandstone quoins are even but untooled.


LINTELS: The lintels are vertically laid sandstones.


Back: Large field, and some cut stones are to be found at the back. 



References:

Cobblestone Society Database - Sodus 39

Hoffman Foundation Wayne County History Scholarship Essays (1955). Cobblestone Structures of Wayne County by Verlyn Edward Klahn.