John Shelp Cobblestone House
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John Shelp Cobblestone House
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East profile and south (front) elevation, 2010
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| Location | West Shelby, NY |
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| Nearest city | Lockport |
| Coordinates | 43°9′17″N 78°27′51″W / 43.15472°N 78.46417°WCoordinates: 43°9′17″N 78°27′51″W / 43.15472°N 78.46417°W |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Cobblestone Architecture of New York State MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 08001079 |
| Added to NRHP | November 20, 2008 |
The John Shelp Cobblestone House, also known as the Shelp–Beamer House, is located on West Shelby Road (Orleans County Route 87) in West Shelby, New York, United States, just east of the Niagara–Orleans county line. It is an 1830s cobblestone house in the Greek Revival architectural style.
Of the six cobblestone buildings in the Town of Shelby, it is the most accomplished stylistically. In the late 19th century the interior was renovated into a more contemporary style. In 2008 the house, two barns, and a milk house on the grounds were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The house is located near the southwest corner of an 11-acre (4.5 ha) lot at the northeast corner of the junction of South County Line and West Shelby roads. The area is rural, with large lots consisting primarily of worked fields with some scattered second-growth trees, a large wooded area to the south-southeast, and houses at the roads. It is generally level with a slight slope to the north. In the rear are the three contributing outbuildings.
The main house has two sections, a two-story five-by-two-bay main block with a two-by-two-bay wood frame two-story wing on the northeast corner. The slope of the ground exposes the basement at the rear, giving the house the appearance of three stories. Both sections are topped by shallow pitched gabled roofs shingled in asphalt. The main block is pierced by a single brick chimney at the south end.
A shed-roofed porch with wooden Tuscan columns and balustrade covers the centrally located main entrance, the two bays to its west, and the east elevation of the main block. The cobblestone siding consists of four horizontal rows per limestone quoin of medium-sized field stones with lime mortar between. Windowsills and lintels are of cut stone.
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