This much-storied house at 2534 Lower Lake Road, Seneca Falls, west side, was a stop on the Underground Railroad. It was built in 1830 by Julius Bull and named the "Ferry Farm," near the site of the first ferry across Cayuga Lake. It is a symmetrical five-bay
house of Federal style architecture.
Cobblestone foundation wall at 1974 Route 89, Seneca Falls.
Cobblestone Church in Junius
(Then - early 1900s)
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Junius at 1432 Old State Road Extension off State Route 318 was erected in 1839 and is of Greek Revival style. A wooden porch is said to have once extended across the front with wooden steps on all three sides.
(Now)
The church today is privately owned. Date stone also contains two verses from Psalms. It has artistic stained glass windows.
These are the ruins of a small cobblestone barn with brick quoins that still existed in 1993 on the J. Bishop farm on the south side of Dublin Road near the corner of Justice Olp Road in the town of Junius, 1.7 miles west of Dublin.
Taken in 1993 by Glenn Hinchey.
Cobblestone smoke house at the northeast corner of Dublin and Justice Olp roads is gone. This photo taken in the 1970s.
Robert Roudabush photo
The typical five-bay generic Federal-style Holmes House at 1111 Stone Church Road, Junius, north side, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Gassner farm house at 1079 Stone Church Road, Junius, built in the 1830s or 1840s, has a panoramic view of the countryside to the west.
Rear view of the Gassner farm house with interesting window arrangement.
Same view in 1960.
View of north and west sides of Gassner Farm house.
Smoke house at the rear of the house at the Gassner farm.
1262 Gravel Road, Town of Tyre, in the 1970s.
This five-bay Greek Revival farmhouse at 1229 Birdsey Road, Junius, was destroyed by fire on the afternoon of January 10, 2018. It was on the National Register of Historic Places. It was typical of this area, made of rounded field multi- colored field cobbles with lime mortared "V" joints. The Victorian era porch was added later. The Greek Revival features of the entrance which is out of sight include square pilasters and half side-lights. It appeared to be nearly identical to the house at 1111 Stone Church Road.
At the time of the fire it was the home of Walter and Doris Wolf.
House as it appeared in the 1960s.
This mint-condition Neo-Classical style house at 1370 Route 3, Junius, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The owner was able to track down records showing it was built for John Graves, a local farmer.
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This house at 5182 Route 89, Varick, is called “The Inn at Varick Winery. It has been extensively, but tastefully, altered over the years. The large Italianate brackets would have been added in the 1870s. A Greek Revival portico was added much later.
Julius Bull is said to have built this house in 1833.
3333 Ritter Road, corner of Aunkst Road, Fayette.
This house is located at 3792 Post Road, Town of Fayette. The upper floors were added to this original Federal-style house in the early 1900s. The Freier family has owned it for two generations. Prior to that it was owned by the Pontius family. The cobblestone portion dates to at least the 1840s.
The Woodworth house at 936 East Tyre Road, Tyre, was built of field stone in 1844.
This striking four-column Greek Revival house, ca. 1830s or 1840s, is part of the Smith Farms at 533 Dublin Road, Junius. It was built for John Carmen, a prosperous farmer. A modern structure connects the main building with a smaller one-story building. There are two principle entrances, one in front and one on the east side. It is built of field stone.
Same place in 1960
(Following from the Geneva Times, September 16, 1970)
Stephen Smith home - One of the best cobblestone houses
By Betty Auten
JUNIUS - To many people, reference to old houses means just one thing - cobblestone. This house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith on the Dublin Road is one of the best examples of the beauty in cobblestone houses. It is probably one of the largest in the county. In addition to the main part of the house, there is also a wing made of cobblestone.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have had title of the house since 1963. Apparently the builder and first owner of the house was John Carman. No mention is made of when the house was built but in June 1876, John Carman in his will left the property to Townsend Carman.
It was the will of Thurston Carman, issued in 1895 and recorded in 1903 which creates a historical background for this particular house. In his will Townsend Carman noted: "I bequeath to my wife C.M.T. Carman one sorrel horse with hay and grains for the horse. Also, a buggy, cutter and harness. I leave her my household furniture, the use of the parlor, sitting room, bedroom, the room over the parlor, bed and clothes-press.
"I also leave her privileges in the cellar, the carriage room in the barn and one stall for her horse. She is to receive the garden and all the fruit on the farm except the apples."
To his son John W. Carman, he left the remainder of the property with the exception of $250 for each of his two grandsons.
In 1919 the house became the property of Oswald J.C. Rose. In 1928 through Jonas Hulse it was owned by the National Bank of Geneva and was sold to John Yates in 1928.
Hicks House, 1515 O'Dell Road, east side, Junius
543 Birdsey Road, Junius. Cobblestone portion painted white.
This cobblestone building was once located near the corner of Birdsey (County Route 106) and Bedell roads. It appears on the 1859 map of Seneca county. It was a small, crudely- built structure with wooden corner boards. Photo taken by Glenn Hinchey in 1993. and used by permission, was demolished about 1998.
House at 630 Dublin Road in hamlet of Junius. Built of field stone.
East wall of house.
This is the same house in the 1950s
The Lay house 1175 Old School House Road, town of Tyre, was built by Hiram Lay, circa 1847-48. There was once a cobblestone carriage carriage house (photos below) across the road to the north. The barn was demolished long ago. The carriage house demolished
when the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge acquired the property. The cupola from the barn had been reconstructed atop the roof of the house. The porch was added prior to 1900. The house has had modifications made to it over the years. There is a brick smokehouse on the rear slope. The house has an original bake oven built into an inside chimney wall.
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Cobblestone Cellar Walls
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4593 Route 96, Varick
4511 Dilts Road. Varick
4315 Route 414, Fayette
The one-story lake-washed cobblestone house at the rear of a later period frame house stood at the southwest corner of Routes 318 (Old State Road) and 414; both are now demolished. For years the frame house was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strong. The cobblestone house was built by a man named Goodwin. A Byrne Dairy store is now on the site.
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