{"nrhp_refnum":"92000552","name":"Harmon Cobblestone Farmhouse and Cobblestone Smokehouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"983 Smith Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Phelps","county":"Ontario County","state":"NY","lat":42.992133686000045,"lon":-77.12451019099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A cobblestone farmhouse built in 1842 and a contemporary cobblestone smokehouse on a 2.8-acre parcel on Smith Road in Phelps, Ontario County, New York. The house was built by Charles Harmon, according to a local cobblestone history.","why_significant":"The farmhouse and smokehouse are significant as largely intact examples of cobblestone construction in New York State, with the house showing refined Middle Period masonry. The house is also a representative example of vernacular Greek Revival rural domestic architecture in Phelps. The survival of a cobblestone smokehouse alongside a cobblestone farmhouse is described as relatively rare statewide.","narrative":"Set on a quiet rural road in Phelps, this 1842 farmhouse was built by Charles Harmon and is faced in small, evenly colored, oval, lake-washed cobblestones. The stones are laid in diagonal rows, with five cobbles per quoin on the front facade and limestone quoins, sills and lintels framing the corners and openings. The main block is two stories and three bays with a side hall, joined by a one-and-one-half-story side wing and a one-story rear wing. A lunette with wood tracery sits in the front gable, and the interior keeps its original room layout and simple Greek Revival woodwork. A small cobblestone smokehouse of the same date stands nearby. Only 7 of 25 known cobblestone smokehouses in New York remain with a cobblestone farmhouse. The house was listed for its architecture: its fine Middle Period masonry and its vernacular Greek Revival form. Most of the original farm and its other outbuildings are gone.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1842","architect_builder":"Charles Harmon (builder, per Barbara Swartout's Ontario County Cobblestones)","architectural_style":"Mid-19th Century; Greek Revival (cobblestone construction)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The side porch is described as deteriorated and not original; the interior retains its original room layout. The property is a single dwelling in current use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:44.907033-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/92000552.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314097","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmon_Cobblestone_Farmhouse_and_Cobblestone_Smokehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5659150"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ontario-county/harmon-cobblestone-farmhouse-and-cobblestone-smokehouse-92000552/"}