Mud House

Mud House
Mud House, September 2012
Location 1000 Whalen Rd., Penfield, New York
Coordinates 43°8′31″N 77°27′36″W / 43.14194°N 77.46000°W / 43.14194; -77.46000Coordinates: 43°8′31″N 77°27′36″W / 43.14194°N 77.46000°W / 43.14194; -77.46000
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1836
Architect Gors, William
NRHP reference # 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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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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