{"nrhp_refnum":"02001334","name":"Newton, Philo Cobblestone House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3573 Wruck Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hartland","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.22323432750005,"lon":-78.53507786380251,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story cobblestone farmhouse at 3573 Wruck Road in the rural town of Hartland, Niagara County, New York, on a 117.6-acre farm. It is believed to have been built around 1835-40 for Philo Newton.","why_significant":"The house is a substantially intact, representative example of Early Period cobblestone construction in Niagara County, with field cobbles in horizontal rows, Medina sandstone quoins and plain stone lintels and sills. The farm also reflects the rural agrarian heritage of Hartland, since its acreage matches Newton's holdings as of 1874 and is still farmed.","narrative":"This cobblestone farmhouse on Wruck Road in Hartland, Niagara County, was built around 1835-40 for Philo Newton, a Vermont native who arrived in the area in 1830 and bought land from the Holland Land Company. The one-and-one-half-story house rests on a fieldstone foundation and is built of variously sized and colored field cobbles laid in horizontal rows. Medina sandstone quoins strengthen the corners, and stone lintels and sills frame the openings. These features are typical of the Early Period of cobblestone building. It is one of roughly 47 cobblestone buildings in Niagara County. Despite the loss of some original windows and interior fabric and the addition of a rear wing, the walls remain highly intact. The property also holds significance for agriculture. Its 117.6 acres match Newton's holdings at his death in 1874 and are still farmed, although fire destroyed the main farm outbuildings in the 1970s. A well and a chicken coop survive behind the house.","period_of_significance":"1830 - 1900","architect_builder":"unknown","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival (cobblestone construction)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling. The land is still farmed. The farmstead's main historic outbuildings were destroyed by fire in the 1970s, and a well and a chicken coop survive.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.355307-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/02001334.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001334/cfd508cd67-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001334/cfd508cd67-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philo_Newton_Cobblestone_House_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philo_Newton_Cobblestone_House_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313977","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philo_Newton_Cobblestone_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7186018"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/newton-philo-cobblestone-house-02001334/"}