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Cobblestone Academy

 
 
Cobblestone Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
1. Cobblestone Academy Marker
Inscription. Built by stonemason, Samuel Crump in 1842 as the village school. Home of Northfield Masonic Lodge since 1892.
 
Erected 1994 by Town of Pittsford.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureEducationFraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.
 
Location. 43° 5.387′ N, 77° 30.907′ W. Marker is in Pittsford, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Church Street 0.1 miles east of South Main Street (Route 96), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Church Street, Pittsford NY 14534, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Phoenix Hotel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First House (about 700 feet away); Erie Canal (about 700 feet away); Pittsford Village (about 700 feet away); In Honor of All Pittsford Veterans (about 800 feet away); Port of Pittsford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Schoen Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsford.
 
Also see . . .  Pittsford Village Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic
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Places documentation (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Cobblestone Academy Marker - Right image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
2. Cobblestone Academy Marker - Right
The building is set back from the street.
Cobblestone Academy image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
3. Cobblestone Academy
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
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