Howland Cobblestone Store

Howland Cobblestone Store
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Scipio, New York
Coordinates	42°45′40″N 76°37′17″W / 42.76111°N 76.62139°WCoordinates: 42°45′40″N 76°37′17″W / 42.76111°N 76.62139°W
Built	1837
Architect	unknown
Architectural style	Federal
MPS	Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS
NRHP Reference #	94000171[1]
Added to NRHP	March 17, 1994

The Howland Cobblestone Store, also known as the Howland Stone Store Museum, is a 19th-century store significant for its cobblestone architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1] At the time of its nomination, the owners were in the process of removing the stucco that had covered the cobblestones since the 1850s.^[2] That process has since been completed.

The store was originally owned by Slocum Howland, a Quaker, an abolitionist, a prohibitionist and a suffragist. Among the things sold in his store was the cast iron plow invented locally by his brother-in-law Jethro Wood.^[2]

Cobblestone architecture was developed in New York State to a high degree. A survey identified 660 cobblestone structures in 21 New York counties. There may be approximately 300 elsewhere in the United States, concentrated in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Vermont.^[3]

See also

• Jethro Wood House

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Todd, Nancy L. (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Howland Cobblestone Store". Retrieved 2008-05-04. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1993
3. Nancy L. Todd (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Cobblestone Architecture of New York State" (pdf). National Park Service.

External links

• Howland Stone Store Museum - official site