Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse

Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic house located at Varick in Seneca County, New York. It is a late Federal / early Greek Revival style, cobblestone farmhouse with an overlay of Italianate detailing. It is a two-story, slightly asymmetrical structure, on a raised fieldstone foundation. It was built about 1830 and is constructed of irregularly sized and variously colored field cobbles. The house is among the approximately 18 surviving cobblestone buildings in Seneca County. Also on the property are two large early / mid 19th century barns, a carriage house and machine shed, a boathouse built about 1900 on the shore of Cayuga Lake, and a limestone carriage stepping stone.[2]

Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse
Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse is located in New York
Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse
Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse is located in the United States
Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse
Location5102 NY Rt. 89, Varick, New York
Coordinates42°46′39″N 76°46′11″W / 42.77750°N 76.76972°W / 42.77750; -76.76972
Area144 acres (58 ha)
Built1830
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSCobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP reference No.08001081[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] The owners operate Varick Winery, which has a tasting room on another part of the property.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Nancy L. Todd (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Simon Ritter Cobblestone Farmhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10.See also: "Accompanying five photos".
  3. ^ "Varick Winery website". Retrieved 2013-10-07.