Madison County, New York


Founding: 1806
Parent county: Chenango
Namesake: James Madison, U.S. president
Seat: Cazenovia (1806–1817); Morrisville (1817–1907); Wampsville (1907–)
Land area: 655 square miles
Population (2020): 68,016
Population (historic): 25,144 (1810); 40,008 (1840); 43,522 (1870); 40,545 (1900); 39,790 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870s; 1910–1930; 1940–2010
Subdivisions: One city; 10 villages; one CDP; 15 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,376 (35.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 73.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 33.9%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,755
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,776
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,597
Average farm size (1920): 69.4 acres
_________________________________________________________________________________
 
Morrisville (ex-seat)
 
Namesake: Thomas Morris, local landowner
Founding: circa 1800 (founding); 1819 (post office); 1819 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,633
Population (historic): 570 (1870); 726 (1890); 500 (1910); 583 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1920–1950; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 241 (45.7%)
 _________________________________________________________________________________

Wampsville
 
Namesake: Johann Wemple, local landowner
Founding: 1825 (post office)
Population (2020): 573
Population (historic): 212 (1910); 276 (1920); 280 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1910; 1940–1960; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 89 (34.4%)
_________________________________________________________________________________

View and filter the data. Or see a map.
_________________________________________________________________________________

Outstanding Buildings

  1. Brown House (c. 1840/1890). 2649 State Route 8. Brookfield. Greek Revival.
  2. David Fisk House (c. 1870). 3064 State Route 12. Brookfield. Italianate.
  3. Notleymere / Frank Norton House (1885–1889). 4641 East Lake Road. Cazenovia. Shingle.
  4. Cedar Cove / Joseph Peet House (1884). 4709 East Lake Road. Cazenovia. Stick.
  5. Ormonde / George Preston House (1885–1888). 4790 East Lake Road. Cazenovia. Shingle.
  6. Rolling Ridge Farm / Talcott Backus House (1837). 3937 Number Nine Road. Cazenovia. Federal/Greek Revival.
  7. Lorenzo / John Lincklaen Estate (1807–1809). 17 Rippleton Road. Cazenovia. Federal.
  8. Willis Perkins House (c. 1865). 3818 Rippleton Road. Cazenovia. Italianate.
  9. James Beckwith House (c. 1840). 4573 Syracuse Road. Cazenovia. Greek Revival.
  10. The Maples / Eliphalet Jackson House (c. 1835). 2420 US Highway 20. Cazenovia. Greek Revival.
  11. Eaton School (1936). 2705 Eaton Road. Eaton. Georgian Revival.
  12. Ambrose Moseley House (c. 1815). 2949 Eaton Road. Eaton. Federal.
  13. Solomon Smith House (c. 1865). 2785 Smith Road. Eaton. Italianate.
  14. Joseph Morse Farm (1802/1846). 5758 State Route 26. Eaton. Greek Revival.
  15. Cyrus Howard Wagon Shop (1844). 3300 State Route 46. Eaton. Greek Revival.
  16. Fenner Baptist Church (1820–1821/1870s). 3122 Bingley Road. Fenner. Italianate.
  17. Israel Hawks Farm (c. 1875). 315 South State Route 26. Georgetown. Italianate.
  18. Green House (c. 1870). 8196 Green Road. Hamilton. Second Empire.
  19. Green House (1869). 8228 Green Road. Hamilton. Second Empire.
  20. Orrin Bronson House (c. 1825). 7071 Horton Road. Hamilton. Federal.
  21. Henry Berry House (c. 1840). 1342 Poolville Road. Hamilton. Greek Revival.
  22. Jonathan Olmsted House (c. 1810). 1935 Preston Hill Road. Hamilton. Greek Revival.
  23. Solomon Bacon House (c. 1850). 2029 Quarterline Road. Hamilton. Greek Revival.
  24. Omri Willey House (c. 1880). 7696 Willey Road. Hamilton. Second Empire.
  25. Horace Sherrill Farm (c. 1830). 1941 River Road. Lebanon. Greek Revival.
  26. Horace Stowell House (c. 1830/1850/1895). 2213 River Road. Lebanon. Greek Revival.
  27. Nathan Roberts House (c. 1820). 3293 Seneca Turnpike. Lenox. Federal.
  28. Conrad Moot House (c. 1875). 3519 Cottons Road. Lincoln. Second Empire.
  29. George Cady House (c. 1865). 7266 Oxbow Road. Lincoln. Italianate.
  30. Goodwin Durfee House (c. 1880). 2951 Bishop Road. Madison. Italianate.
  31. James Howard Farm (c. 1835). 3822 Canal Road. Madison. Greek Revival.
  32. Richard Smith House (c. 1850). 1691 Fairview Avenue. Oneida. Greek Revival.
  33. Charles DeFerriere House (c. 1840). 2089 Genesee Street. Oneida. Greek Revival.
  34. William Brown Farm (c. 1820). 5322 Oxbow Road. Smithfield. Federal.
  35. Oliver Ehle House (c. 1825). 5969 East Lake Road. Sullivan. Federal.
  36. Daniel Walrath House (1846). 390 Russell Street. Sullivan. Greek Revival.
  37. Franklin Bushnell House (c. 1870). 2309 State Route 31. Sullivan. Italianate.
  38. Francis Gates Farm (c. 1865). 1316 State Route 173. Sullivan. Italianate. Razed.
_________________________________________________________________________________









Comments

Post a Comment