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Parker Cobblestone house

Historic Site #:01-014   (Exists)   Type: D1 Town:Arcadia
Site Name:Parker Cobblestone houseGPS Coordinates:43.096815, -77.117417
Address:2467 Parker Rd Newark NY
Description:
This house at 2467 Parker Road may be one of the oldest cobblestone  houses in Wayne County.

 
Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog by Richard Palmer
 
Historic narrative:
This house at 2467 Parker Road may be one of the oldest cobblestone  houses in Wayne County. It was built by at least 1833 for the Rev. Preston Parker. Four generations of the Parker family lived here. Its original configuration was 14 rooms. There was a meeting room on the second floor where religious services for the local group of worshippers known as the Parker Neighborhood, which later was reorganized as  East Palmyra Methodist Church.

References:

Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County, New York blog

Historic Homes In and Around Arcadia, Cecilia B Jackson (1982)

Newark Courier-Gazette article by Cecilia Jackson, 30 Oct 1977