Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse is a historic home located at Mendon in Monroe County, New York. It is a vernacular Greek Revival style cobblestone farmhouse built about 1835.”
Wikipedia article Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 233 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 228 fires within 5 miles of Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse between 2001 and 2019, burning about 142 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 28 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 | 106 |
| Smoking | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pittsford Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| 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 coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 | 1.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Hopkins Farm | 2.1 miles | 2000 |
 | Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse | 2.2 miles | 1996 |
 | Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell Childhood Home | 2.5 miles | 1989 |
 | Tinker Cobblestone Farmstead | 2.5 miles | 1995 |
 | Gates-Livermore Cobblestone | 3.1 miles | 1996 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001391 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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