Mud House

Mud House
Mud House, December 2023
Location992 Whalen Rd., Penfield, New York
Coordinates43°8′31″N 77°27′36″W / 43.14194°N 77.46000°W / 43.14194; -77.46000
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1836
ArchitectGors, William
NRHP reference No.78001862[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1978

The Mud House is a historic home located at Penfield in Monroe County, New York. It is a 1+12-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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Anne Covell (February 1978). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Mud House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 6, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)