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Cobblestone architecture refers to the use of cobblestones embedded in mortar as method for erecting walls on houses and commercial buildings. It was frequently used in the northeastern United States and upper Midwest in the early 19th century; the greatest concentration of surviving cobblestone buildings is in New York State, generally near ...
This is a list of cobblestone buildings, mostly houses and mostly but not all in the United States, that are notable and that reflect cobblestone architecture. Cobblestone architecture had some popularity for substantial homes and other buildings for a period, but is limited in scope of employment. St. Alban's Church, Copenhagen
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 referred to as "cobbles", [ 1 ] although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone by being quarried and shaped into a regular form, while cobblestones are naturally occurring ...
The Cobblestone Historic District is located along state highway NY 104 (Ridge Road) in Childs, New York, United States.It comprises three buildings that exemplify the cobblestone architecture developed to a high degree in the regions of upstate New York near Lake Ontario and exported to other areas with settlers.
The Cobblestone Historic District, with three buildings on two discontiguous plots totaling three-quarters of an acre (3,000 m 2), is the smallest district and the smallest National Historic Landmark District in New York. The other three districts are in the downtowns of Medina and Albion, the largest settlements in the county.
Cobblestone Historic District; Cobblestone House (Bath, New York) Cobblestone House (Cazenovia, New York) Cobblestone House (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Cobblestone Inn; Cobblestone Manor; Cobblestone Railroad Pumphouse; Cole Cobblestone Farmhouse; Colorado National Guard Armory; Coolidge Stores Building; Coverdale Cobblestone House; William Covert ...
The Federal style, cobblestone house consists of a 2-story main block with a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story frame wing. It was built about 1839 and is constructed of irregular, rough, moderate sized cobbles. The house is among the approximately 170 surviving cobblestone buildings in Wayne County. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
Cobblestones are natural stones, irregular in shape and size. A sett block, sometimes mistakenly referred to as a cobble, but distinguished by being quarried & carved rather than naturally occurring, and being of regular size and rectangular shape. A cobbled street or cobblestone road, is a street or road paved with cobblestones.