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Stone Houses of Jeff erson County We gratefully acknowledge the generous contribution received from George Hamilton, Vienna, Austria, to support publication of Stone Houses of Jeff erson County. S TO N E H O U S E S of Jeff erson County • Edited by Maureen Hubbard Barros, Brian W. Gorman, and Robert A. Uhlig Photographs by Richard Margolis syr acuse universit y press Unless otherwise noted, all photographs are by Richard Margolis. He licenses the photographs to Syracuse University Press for use in, and the marketing of, Stone Houses of Jeff erson County. The artist reserves all other rights. Copyright © 2015 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2015 15 16 17 18 19 20 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit www.SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-1048-9 (cloth) 978-0-8156-5322-6 (e-book) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stone houses of Jeff erson County : edited by Maureen Hubbard Barros, Brian W. Gorman, and Robert A. Uhlig ; Foreword by John B. Johnson Jr. ; Photography by Richard Margolis. — First Edition. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-1048-9 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8156- 5322-6 (e-book) 1. Stone houses—New York (State) —Jeff erson County. I. Barros, Maureen Anne Hubbard, 1939– editor. NA7235.N72J447 2015 728'.370974757—dc23 2014048204 Manufactured in the United States of America To Teresa Mitchell (1954–2012), Executive Director of the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, passionate promoter of local history, founding member of the Stone Building Society of Northern New York, friend, and catalyst for this book. CON T E N TS Foreword, john b. johnson jr. ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction maureen hubbard barros, brian w. gorman, and robert a. uhl ig 1 Part One. Towns South of the Black River, Inland 1. Town of Champion lynn thor nton 15 2. Town of Rutland brian w. gorman 23 3. Town of Watertown maur een hubbard barros 30 4. Town of Adams sue herse 39 Part Two. Towns South of the Black River, Bordering Lake Ontario 5. Town of Ellisburg maureen hubbard barros and john dewitt 47 6. Town of Henderson el aine sco tt, ann maurer, and gary rhodes 52 7. Town of Hounsfi eld robert e. brennan and jeannie i. brennan 60 Part Three. Towns North of the Black River, Bordering Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River 8. Town of Brownville maur een hubbard barros 81 9. Town of Lyme maur een hubbard barros 90 viii Contents 10. Town of Cape Vincent rob ert a. uhl ig 101 11. Town of Clayton nor man wagner 118 12. Town of Orleans cl aire bonney 122 13. Town of Alexandria gr eta sl ate 127 Part Four. Towns North of the Black River, Inland 14. Town of Theresa maur een hubbard barros 137 15. Town of Antwerp maur een hubbard barros 142 16. Town of LeRay cl aire bonney and maureen hubbard barros 146 17. Town of Pamelia maur een hubbard barros 153 Part Five. Building with Stone 18. Lost Stone Buildings maur een hubbard barros 165 19. Geology and Quarrying kenneth a. schwarz and maureen hubbard barros 169 20. Construction and Preservation brian w. gorman 175 appendix a: Stone Structures Surveyed 193 appendix b: Masons, Architects, Builders, and Their Works 199 Glossary 201 Bibliography 205 Biographical Notes 211 Index 213
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