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Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse
Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic home located at Mendon in Monroe County, New York. It is a Federal style cobblestone farmhouse built about 1832. It served as an inn during the mid-19th century and was a popular stopover for farmers delivering grain on the road from Canandaigua to Rochester. It is constructed of medium-sized field cobbles and is one of only 10 surviving cobblestone buildings in Mendon. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1996. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Cobblestone architecture in New York (state) Federal architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1832 Houses in Monroe County, New York Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendon, New York
Mendon is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Monroe County, New York, United States, and has been ranked as the most affluent suburb of the Rochester, New York, city of Rochester. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,095. The Town of Mendon is on the southern border of the county. History The earliest known inhabitants of the land where the Town of Mendon is located were the Seneca people, Seneca of the Iroquois, Iroquois Confederacy. Totiakton, the native settlement in present-day Mendon, was home to about 4,000 people. In 1687, the town was destroyed by Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville, the Governor of New France, during his expedition against the Seneca. Shortly after the destruction, the surviving natives moved elsewhere. The rest of the Seneca suffered a similar fate when, in 1779, Major General John Sullivan (general), John Sullivan was ordered by George Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |