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Newton Cobblestone Warehouse

Historic Site #:09-027   (Exists)   Type: D1,H3,I1 Town:Palmyra
Site Name:Newton Cobblestone WarehouseGPS Coordinates:43.064305, -77.226127
Address:501 Canal St., Palmyra, NY
Description:
Newton warehouse, Canal Street, Palmyra. Built 1845 to store apples and potatoes to ship out on the Erie Canal. Owned by John S. Blazey Inc. 

 
Photo by Bavis, 2009 Photo by Bavis 12-31-13
Photo by Bavis 12-31-13Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County Blog by Richard Palmer
 
Historic narrative:
Newton Warehouse
(currently owned by John S. Blazey, Inc.)
 Address: Canal Street, Palmyra 
Original Owner: Butler Newton 
Year Built: 1845 

This warehouse was built to store apples and potatoes awaiting shipment via the original Erie Canal which ran behind this building. The Erie Canal was enlarged and rerouted several times over the years as freight demands increased. Today the Erie Canal is slightly north of its original route near this warehouse. Lake-washed, red sandstone cobbles were used on the west, north, east and portions of the south walls. Large field-stones and even some brick was used for the south wall, facing Canal Street. Brick was also used to construct part of the east wall. Today the warehouse is used by John S. Blazey, Inc., a tractor and pump dealer, as it has since the 1930s. It's a good example of deterioration in a cobblestone building, with a major crack in the east wall.


References:

Cobblestone Quest by Rich and Sue Freeman Page 132

Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County, New York blog