STONE HOUSES, MANSIONS AND OTHER OLD
HOUSES
OF THE NORTH COUNTRY
EXTRAS!
Miscellaneous Stone Structures not in original articles
Captain Louis Peugnet was one of the French exiles who settled in Cape Vincent during the early 19th century. Peugnet built this limestone house, located on Tibbetts Point Road, in 1837. The house was built near the end of the Broadway Historic District, which is a noted site of early French settlement in Jefferson County.
The house was purchased by Virginia Governor Douglas Byrd Wise in 1926,
and since that time has been known as Wise Place. The Wise family bought
the house to be used as a summer residence on the St. Lawrence River,
and continues to be used in that capacity today.
The Claude Vautrin House is a limestone farmhouse located on the outskirts of Cape Vincent, on Mason Road.
The house and outlying farm buildings were built in 1855 by Claude Vautrin,
whose father, Alfred, e settled in Jefferson County in the 1830's. Vautrin
sold his estate to Joseph Mason in 1913. The estate remains in the Mason
family today, and is still a working dairy farm.
The Vautrin House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
The Duvillard Mill is a four and one-half story limestone, industrial building that sits on the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent. The building is noteworthy as the only surviving 19th century industrial structure in Cape Vincent. Much of the original architectural integrity of the building remains intact.
The building was erected in 1856 by Antoine Duvillard and was originally
used as a grist mill. Duvillard later sold the building to George Bartlett,
who ran a shingle and planing mill. The next owner, George Grant, sold
the building to the U.S. Government in 1895, who used the building and
the surrounding concrete dock as a fishing station. It remained a fishing
station until 1965, when the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation took ownership of the structure for use as a research station
and aquarium.
George Reynolds House
George Reynolds purchased this parcel of land from Vincent LeRay and built his home on 1837. Reynolds later sold the house to Alexander Bessau in 1843. The house became vacant near the end of the 19th century. During Prohibition, the house was subject to vandalism, and was reputed to have been a storage place for Canadian rum runners.
The house was purchased by the Hall family in 1929, who restored the structure
and added a garage to the property. The house is still used as a residence
today. (Cannot locate to get an updated pic)