{"nrhp_refnum":"96001394","name":"Cole Cobblestone Farmhouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"933 Mile Square Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mendon","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.01462458900005,"lon":-77.49602324699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1996-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, five-bay cobblestone farmhouse at 933 Mile Square Road in the town of Mendon, Monroe County, New York, built around 1832 and believed to have been built by Mason Cole. It sits on a 2.6-acre remnant of a former farmstead.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an architecturally significant example of cobblestone construction in Western New York and a representative example of Federal style domestic architecture in Mendon. It is one of only ten surviving cobblestone buildings in the town. It is notable for its large size, its integrity of setting, design, materials and craftsmanship, and its irregular, vernacular stone quoins.","narrative":"Built around 1832 and believed to be the work of Mason Cole, this cobblestone farmhouse stands on Mile Square Road in rural Mendon, southeast of Rochester. It is a large, two-story, five-bay, center-hall house with a gabled roof, regularly spaced six-over-six windows and stone sills and lintels. The walls are laid with variously colored field cobbles in horizontal rows. Unlike most cobblestone buildings of the region, which have carefully cut standard-sized quoins, this house has small, irregular, undressed corner stones, a vernacular touch that contrasts with its imposing size. It is one of only ten surviving cobblestone buildings in Mendon and is described as one of the town's finest. Listing recognized its architecture: the cobblestone method of construction and a representative example of Federal style domestic design. The modern rear wing, stoop and recreated interior are not counted as contributing, and the altered barn does not support a farming-related significance. The house remains a single dwelling surrounded by working farms.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1832","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic; Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a single dwelling. The interior was totally recreated in the 1980s, and a modern rear wing and stoop are noted as non-contributing. Only one altered small barn remains.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.289645-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/96001394.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001394/fa92567d37-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001394/fa92567d37-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ammodramus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cole_Cobblestone_Farmhouse_2.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammodramus</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cole_Cobblestone_Farmhouse_2.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313573","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Cobblestone_Farmhouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5142632"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/cole-cobblestone-farmhouse-96001394/"}