Garbutt in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Wells Homestead
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, November 23, 2019
1. Wells Homestead Marker
inventor of the famed Wells
Truss. Some 200 barns using
this system were built from
1886 until 1942.
Erected by Historic Garbutt.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture.
Location. 43° 0.773′ N, 77° 47.912′ W. Marker is in Garbutt, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Scottsville-Mumford Road (New York State Route 383) half a mile west of Union Street (County Route 170), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scottsville NY 14546, 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Isaac Scott (approx. 1½ miles away); Burial Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Site of First Quaker Meeting House (approx. 2 miles away); Northampton (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mill Site Area of Historic Scottsville (approx. 2.4 miles away); Erected 1834 (approx. 2½ miles away); Feeder Gates (approx. 2.6 miles away); Canal Street (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Regarding Wells Homestead. Instead of post and beam construction, Wells used a truss to support the walls, much like a Gothic cathedral, thus removing the interior supports and creating a open interior space.
Also see . . .
1. Wells Barns History. Website homepage (Submitted on December 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Wells Barn Driving Tour. (Submitted on July 17, 2026, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
3. Preservation League of NYS: - Excellence Award Spotlight: Still Standing. (Submitted on July 17, 2026, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
2. Wells Homestead
Photographed by Steve Stoessel
3. Wells Homestead Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
