Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Whitcomb 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 1847.”
Wikipedia article Whitcomb 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
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 173 fires within 5 miles of Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse between 2001 and 2019, burning about 99 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 27 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 | 83 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 29 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 25 September 2007 | Smoking | 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 |
| 18 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Whitcomb Cobblestone Farmhouse: 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Run Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deer Run Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Genesee Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gp-3 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Malone Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Malune Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pittsford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Saxby Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Victor Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Miller-Horton-Barben Farm | 1.0 miles | 2015 |
 | Mendon Presbyterian Church | 1.4 miles | 2005 |
 | Mendon Cobblestone Academy | 1.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Sheldon Cobblestone House | 1.6 miles | 1996 |
 | Cole Cobblestone Farmhouse | 1.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Stewart Cobblestone Farmhouse | 2.2 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001396 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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