Canandaigua in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cobblestone Cottage 1837
Photographed by Thomas Schobert, July 9, 2025
1. Cobblestone Cottage Marker
Cobblestone buildings are unique upstate NY design and construction using glacial shaped stones by skilled masons here for canal work. Most built between 1830 and 1860.
Erected 2025 by Finger Lakes Visitors Connection. (Marker Number 24.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
Location. 42° 51.824′ N, 77° 16.911′ W. Marker is in Canandaigua, New York, in Ontario County. It is on County Road 16, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3402 Co Rd 16, Canandaigua NY 14424, 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 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 Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sgλ:nφ (Skenoh) Island (approx. 0.7 miles away); Boathouse History (approx. Ύ mile away); Earl Coleates (approx. Ύ mile away); Routes of the Armies of General John Sullivan and General James Clinton 1779 (approx. one mile away); Haudenosaunee Family (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Business District (approx. 1½ miles away); City of Canandaigua (approx. 1½ miles away); Step Back in Time Mural (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canandaigua.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Squaw Island (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Cobblestone Architecture in the Finger Lakes (ILovetheFingerLakes.com). Excerpt:
The architecture of the Finger Lakes is as varied as the people who live here. But one type of architecture better represents the Finger Lakes than any other. Cobblestone masonry construction was used between 1825 and 1860, employing the water-rounded, fist-sized stones found mostly along the shore of Lake Ontario.(Submitted on July 23, 2025.)
It is thought (butnot known for certain) that cobblestone construction was brought to this area by English laborers who came to work on the Erie Canal. Cobblestone construction has been used in England since the Norman invasion in 1066 but has also been used in Italy and other countries.Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 7, 20252. Cobblestone Cottage
Since 1825, more than 700 cobblestone structures were built in the Finger Lakes and nearby regions of New York State, and not all of them were houses. Barns, churches, schools, stores, a Quaker meeting house, a pump house, and even a vault and a mausoleum were constructed of these sturdy stones, and examples of each are still standing intact today. The majority can be found in the counties that border Lake Ontario especially along Ridge Road (State Rt. 104), but some are located in Bath, Elmira, and further east and west.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 7, 2025
3. Cobblestone Cottage 1837
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 7, 2025
4. Cobblestone Cottage 1837 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2025, by Thomas Schobert of West Seneca, New York. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 9, 2025, by Thomas Schobert of West Seneca, New York. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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