Cobblestone Buildings in Wayne County

                            Chapman house on Maple Avenue in Palmyra is immaculately                          maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.                          It is one of the finest examples of cobblestone architecture in                         Wayne County.                                           *   *   *   (This very insightful letter tho the editor appeared in The Genesee Farmer, March 8, 1838, Vol. 8 No. 9)                                BUILDING COBBLE STONE HOUSES      Mr. Tucker - I observed in the Monthly Genesee Farmer of February a request for some one who was qualified to answer the inquiry concerning the manner of building cobble stone walls, of their durability, the proportion of the mortar, the expense of building, &c.    Having had some experience in this business, I cheerfully transmit a few facts relative to the foregoing request.    Having erected two or three buildings each season, f