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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContinuation Sheet - 5065 Jacksonville Road.pdfN.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 5065 Jacksonville Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Property
The vernacular one -and -a -half story residential building is situated on the
southwestern corner of Jacksonville Road and a private lane that leads to the Jacksonville
Community Church. It has simplified Greek Revival style details. The side -gabled main
block has a frieze underneath the eaves of the roof and has slight returns on each of the
gable ends. The stone foundation has been coated in cement, but the stone foundation is
visible in areas where the cement failed.
Heavy exposed beams, visible in the storeroom during the 1983 historic survey,
indicated that the frame is joined mortise and tenon construction. Interior walls were
covered in plaster and lathe at the time of the survey, but their current condition is
unknown.
The main entrance on the Jacksonville (east), four -bay fagade is slightly off -center
towards the north. The small porch light above it has faceted sides of opaque purple
glass. The front stoop is a large slate slab that has split since the 1983 survey, supported
by squared stones. Two first -story windows are situated to the north of the main entrance,
and one is to the south. Each window has double -hung wood sash with 6/1 lights. Both
the door and windows have pain surrounds. At the basement level, two small rectangular
casement windows flank the entrance. There are no windows on the second story on this
eastern facade.
The original wood clapboard is still exposed, and the corners of the building are
covered by thin corner boards. A wooden watershed about six inches wide encircles the
house right above the foundation and below the clapboard siding.
The south gable end of the first story has another entrance flanked by two
windows, identical in configuration to those on the main (east) facade. This entrance has
a smaller slate stoop. There are two windows on the upper story, also with 6/1 lights.
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N.Y. Historic Resource Inventory Form - Continuation Sheet
Address: 5065 Jacksonville Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Property (continued)
The fenestration on the north gable follows the matter of the other windows.
There are three windows on the first story; two are the same size as those on the main
facade, the other one is smaller. All have 6/1 lights. The fenestration on the second story
is identical to the south gable end.
The rectangular storeroom attached to the west fagade was likely an early addition
to the main block because the clapboard joining the two parts are not contiguous. The
1983 survey indicates that an internal step existed to connect the lower storeroom with
the kitchen in the main part of the house. This may indicate that the storeroom lacks a
basement/crawl space that would be expected in finished space. Attached to the
storeroom is an open flagstone porch that a previous owner, William Henry Housworth,
built ca. 1978. An entrance connects the porch to the storeroom.
The house appears to be essentially unchanged since the 1983 historical survey.
The main block is approximately a square, while the inclusion of the storeroom addition
gives the property a L-shaped configuration. In fair condition, shifts in the millwork on
the north facade of the storeroom addition suggest possible settling. This is the only
surviving member of what was essentially a trio of small houses; the other two were late
19th/early 20th century bungalows on the east side of Jacksonville Road that are no longer
extant.
An additional known alteration is the removal of a brick chimney from the south
gable William Henry Housworth ca. 1965.
Narrative Description of Significance
A definitive date of construction could not be determined for this property. The
Tompkins County Real Property Image Mate database lists the property as dating to
1870, which may be accurate given the deed research. A previous survey thought it may
be the "Old Lockwood House" listed on Cold Springs Road 1, based on a description.
The vernacular appearance, lack of windows on the fagade's upper floor, and location are
all suggestive of this possibility. However, this is only a possibility.
In 1864, Nelson and Sarah Ayres bought the property where the house is now
situated from William and Angeline Plough. The acreage consisted of 49.5 acres. They
also bought another parcel of 57 acres.
Persons associated with the property:
• Nelson Ayres (1824-1917) - In 1863, one year before purchasing the property,
Ayres, then 39, was listed in the "consolidated list of all persons of Class II,
subject to do military duty in the Twenty Sixth Congressional District," then
including Schuyler and Tompkins County. He was a farmer, married to Sarah
Ayres, who moved to Steuben County after selling the property in 1867.
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Address: 5065 Jacksonville Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Significance (continued)
William (born c. 1824) and Sarah (born c. 1834) Plough - William, of
Jacksonville, enlisted in Company G, New York 109th Infantry regiment on
August 12, 1862 and was promoted to Full 1St Sergeant. He promoted to Full 1St
Lieutenant on December 29, 1864. He was subsequently promoted to Full 2" d
Lieutenant eight days later, on January 6, 1865. He was wounded during the war
but survived his injuries and was mustered out on June 4, 1865 at Delaney House
in Washington, D.C. He was married to Sarah, and the son of Isaac (a farmer) and
Mary Plough. William was listed as a Teamster in the 1875 NY Census. The
house, presumably 5065 Jacksonville Road, was noted as framed and valued at
$700.
William (born c. 1824) and Theodesia (born c. 1826) Vandine - William and
Theodesia were the son and daughter of Edward and Phoebe Vandine, originally
of Maine, as recorded in the 1860 U.S. Census. Edward was listed as an "egg
dealer." Theodesia was 78 at the time of the 1915 NY Census, and appears to
have remained a spinster. She's noted as living on Falls Road. 5065 Jacksonville
may have been an investment/rental property with her brother William, given her
age. It seems quite likely that Bertie Moss inherited the property, subsequently
selling it to William Allen.
• William Allen (owner 1956-1964) - Harland Knight told previous surveyors that
Allen was a blacksmith in the early and mid -20th century. It also seems that Allen
was related in some way to Imogene Housworth (owner 1964-2008).
Warren G. and Charlotte Farrington - Warren was a prosperous businessman in
the egg business and other enterprises. It is likely that he rented out this property,
as he constructed a large brick Italianate home at 1843 Trumansburg Road. (Note:
See the Historic Resource Inventory Form for 1843 Trumansburg Road for more
information.)
History of Ownership (from 1983) Date Acquired Book Page
William and Angeline Plough
?
------
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Nelson and Sarah Ayres
1864
1
274
Sally Wilcox
1867
1
586
Sarah Plough
1874
4
98
Sarah and William Plough
1882
138
430
Warren G. and Charlotte Farrington
1891
138
431
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Address: 5065 Jacksonville Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Narrative Description of Significance (continued)
History of Ownership (from 1983) Date Acquired Book Page
William and Theodesia Vandine 1918 385 288
(Bertie Moss is included in the same deed as a holder of the land and house, re-recorded
February 20, 1956)
William T. Allen
1956
385
288
Imogene Housworth
1964
454
297
Imogene and William Henry Housworth
1976
553
584
(current owner)
2008
52381
7001
Figure 1: Main (East) facade
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Address: 5065 Jacksonville Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Figure 2: North facade
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Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
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Year: 1860; Census Place: Ulysses, Tompkins, New
York; Roll: M653_868; Page: 226; Image: 230; Family History Library
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Address: 5065 Jacksonville Road
Village/Hamlet: Jacksonville (Ulysses)
Sources (continued)
Year: 1870; Census Place: Hornellsville, Steuben, New
York; Roll: M593_1095; Page: 232B; Image: 475; Family History Library
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