John Hunn House, Ridge & East Holley Roads, Murray, Orleans County, NY

Significance: The John Hunn House is typical of several cobblestone farm houses along the historic Ridge Road, which is now a main highway. This house, built ca. 1840, is an interesting example of a field stone building erected during this period by the early settlers. In it one finds part of the design and detail following the old order of cornice, frieze and other parts giving the house character. An essential feature is the fact that the main portion of the house stands as it was originally built, with only minor changes, the top portion of the chimneys having been rebuilt and some smaller window pane sash relocated in the frame addition.

The roof construction is of rough sawn timbers. The foundation and side walls are Medina stone; the side walls are faced with cobblestones obtained from the local fields; the stones are from the Medina strata commonly used in this section of the country for many buildings. They vary in color, some reds, browns, and gray yellows. The interior is quite typical, with the woodwork and mouldings all produced by hand. The floors are of pine boards and at the head of the stairs one arrives in a fairly large hall.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-112

Survey number: HABS NY-217

Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction

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