- Mud House
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Mud House
Location: 1000 Whalen Rd., Penfield, New York Coordinates: 43°8′31″N 77°27′36″W / 43.14194°N 77.46°WCoordinates: 43°8′31″N 77°27′36″W / 43.14194°N 77.46°W Area: 4 acres (1.6 ha) Built: 1836 Architect: Gors, William Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 78001862[1] Added to NRHP: October 11, 1978 The Mud House is a historic home located at Penfield in Monroe County, New York. It is a 1 1⁄2-story, 24-by-38-foot (7.3 by 12 m) rectangular earthen building with gable roof. It was constructed about 1836 of clay puddled with straw and rammed into forms above a fieldstone foundation and is a rare surviving example of rammed-earth construction.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Anne Covell (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mud House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4082. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=4081.
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Houses completed in 1836
- Houses in Monroe County, New York
- Monroe County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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