Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“Gates-Livermore Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic home located at Mendon in Monroe County, New York. It is a Federal style cobblestone farmhouse built about 1833.”
Wikipedia article Gates-Livermore Cobblestone Farmhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 233 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1996 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Gates-Livermore Cobblestone between 2001 and 2019, burning about 106 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Gates-Livermore Cobblestone: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Crushed Stone Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Honeoye Falls Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Rochester Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Highway Department Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Saxby Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mendon, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Mendon | $40,000 | Several roads flooded in Mendon with cars under water. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $14,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Mendon | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $2,000 | Multiple trees downed. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mendon | $1,000 | Powerlines downed on West Bloomfield Rd. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Adsit Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1.6 miles | 1996 |
| Hiram Sibley Homestead | 2.3 miles | 1985 | |
 | Lower Mill | 2.5 miles | 1973 |
 | Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse | 2.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Miller-Horton-Barben Farm | 2.7 miles | 2015 |
 | St. John's Episcopal Church | 2.8 miles | 1988 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001390 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Monroe County | All 233 listed properties in this county. |
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