Taken on 01/11/07 Charred remains

Comments: *Raymond Lowe, the fire chief of Clayton FD says: "It was a grand old house and was fully engulfed by the time we arrived. As a side note, there was a tree in the center of the house that was growing when she caught on fire."
*From TaylorBell (via Flickr.com): "Wow, that house has some serious character."
*From Virgi French (via Flickr.com): "oh my!! you could huff and puff and this beauty might tumble down. ;-)"
*From bud_0000000 (via Flickr.com): "Your Image Truly Is Wonderful"
*From keenturtle (via Flickr.com): "This is amazing.  Excellent find.  It lives on!!"
*From ford2n2003 (via Flickr.com): "Awesome!!!"
*From prissy_tom_boy (via Flickr.com): "just gorgeous!!! "old and beautiful" group thanks for sharing it!"
*From annahLa (chronically backlogged) (via Flickr.com): "So sad it's gone! But this is a wonderful photo-- glad you captured it! 
Seen in "old and Beautiful" group."
*From JJKDC (via Flickr.com): "Wow. Just a gorgeous old house...."
*From lelyha (via Flickr.com): "Your Image Truly Is Wonderful"
*From mm.northwoods (via Flickr.com): "~Wow Esta es una Foto Impresionante! La ví en"

Comment: Eileen P. writes - "This is the Ramsey Farm I believe the name is. The house is across the road....On the Henderson side is near Ben's Cove and the Watertown side is near The Willow's campground that was owned by Walt Roof."
 

Comments: *Tim L. says that the plaque at this location "indicates the French explorers used the hill as a lookout way back in the 1600's."  He also writes "The Tower seen in the photograph was part of a restaurant and gift shop for tourists who stopped at a state rest area along Route 3 overlooking the lake. At one time it was very quaint but it had the look of a tourist trap of the 40's and 50's. While I don't know exactly when it was built, it's not there in aerial photos taken during the 1930's.  It was probably built shortly after World War II. During the 60's and 70's it was called Vercillo's Lookout Restaurant and Gift Shop. " *Kevin H. of Boynton Beach, FL; "In the not too distant past, (15-20 years or so) it was a popular restaurant called 'The Lookout'".  Florence S. of Indiana says "An Italian family later bought it and had a fabulous restaurant there.  Absolutely, the greatest food and great scenery with dinner I had there on various occasions."
Comment: *From andre.govia (via Flickr.com): "Another cool shot and a great find ! www.missionabandoned.com"

Comment: *Florence S. of Indiana believes "that in the 1950s this farm house once belonged to Dr. Bickley. He was a surgeon from NYC and came to the Henderson area and bought several farms in that general area. His largest farm was on Route 3. Florence's father worked on one of the other farms south of the large farm and on the road at the next left hand turn.  The farm house in the picture was across the road from the main Dr. Bickel residence. His son built a new residence there."

*Tim L. writes " The farmhouse on Harbor Road was owned for years by Dr. Paul Read. He was likely the Physician to which the writer from Indiana refers. This property was originally part of the Rice family guesthouse for sunbathers and boaters in the early 1900's. It was quite a place with bathhouses, boats for rent and rooms in the main house. Read's son Paul Jr. owned the estate after his father died. The son, who now lives in Florida, may still own the farmhouse in the picture. Before he moved, he sold off much of the original estate land and you can now see the new houses built on the property overlooking the lake. The son also owned and operated with his wife, The Cherry Tree Inn at Route 3 and Military Road. Recently the old Rice estate was bought, subdivided, and now, the original estate house is up for sale again. You can find the listing at www.nnymls.com. Look under Town of Henderson, Waterfront. Along with the Robert Wehle (Genesee Beer) estate on Stony Point, this is the last of the grand (with homes) properties along Henderson Bay-Stony Point."

Comment: Jack S. writes: "The foundations on the Erie Canal Road were of a farm, across the road was another set of buildings. There was a page wire fence along the road with cast iron maple leaves on each upright."