Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Stone House

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014

1. Stone House Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Built in 1815 by J. D. Le Ray de Chaumont
Here Canadian rebels were sheltered during Patriot War, 1838

Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 44° 7.559′ N, 76° 20.521′ W. Marker is in Cape Vincent, New York, in Jefferson County. Marker is on Broadway west of Vincent Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Vincent NY 13618, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War of 1812 Barracks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cape Vincent Village Green, Inc. (approx. half a mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Hollenbeck • Mein • Handley Memorials (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Cape Vincent Lighthouse (approx. 0.7 miles away);

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014

2. Stone House Marker

Looking east along Broadway

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Tibbits Point Lighthouse (approx. 2.2 miles away); Tibbetts Point Lighthouse (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Vincent.

Also see . . . Cape Vincent NY. Chamber of Commerce website entry (Submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

The Stone House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2014

3. The Stone House

<i>J.L. Johnston, Stone House, residence in Cape Vincent, New York. Lake facade from right</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc., June 28, 1935

4. J.L. Johnston, Stone House, residence in Cape Vincent, New York. Lake facade from right

Photo courtesy of the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 26, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on January 18, 2015.