Mud House | |
 Mud House, December 2023 | |
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| Location | 992 Whalen Rd., Penfield, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°8′31″N 77°27′36″W / 43.14194°N 77.46000°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architect | Gors, William |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001862[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 11, 1978 |
The Mud House is a historic home located at Penfield in Monroe County, New York. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, 24-by-38-foot (7.3 by 11.6 m) rectangular earthen building with gable roof. It was constructed about 1836 of clay, puddled with straw, and then rammed into forms above a fieldstone foundation and is a rare surviving example of rammed-earth construction and was part of the Brown Brothers Nursery owned by Don Brown. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Anne Covell (February 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mud House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
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