William Huffman Cobblestone House
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William Huffman Cobblestone House is a historic home located at
Phelps Phelps may refer to: Places in the United States * Phelps, Kentucky * Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Phelps, New York ** Phelps (village), New York * Phelps, Wisconsin, a town ** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...
in
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. It was constructed in 1845 and is a distinct example of the late
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Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...
style,
cobblestone Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Setts, also called Belgian blocks, are often casually referred to as "cobbles", although a sett is distinct fro ...
domestic architecture. The house consists of a two-story, three bay main block with a one-story side ell. The exterior walls are built of evenly shaped and colored field cobbles. It is one of approximately 101 cobblestone buildings in Ontario County and 26 in the village and town of Phelps. Also on the property is a late 19th-century barn. It was listed on the
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in 2002.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Greek Revival houses in New York (state) Cobblestone architecture Houses completed in 1845 Phelps, New York Houses in Ontario County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Ontario County, New York {{OntarioCountyNY-NRHP-stub