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Oswego resident asks trustees to reconsider historic designation exclusion for 19th-century house known as 'Turtle Rock'

3093100 · April 22, 2025
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Summary

At the Committee of the Whole public forum, resident John Bardemas urged trustees to reconsider an exclusion that prevented his circa-1850 stone house at 2470 State Route 31 (known as Turtle Rock) from receiving a village historic-home designation.

John Bardemas told the Village of Oswego trustees during the public forum that his converted 19th-century stone barn at 2470 State Route 31, known locally as "Turtle Rock," has historical significance and should be reconsidered for local recognition despite being outside current municipal boundaries.

Bardemas described the building's history: the original barn dates to about 1850, the property was converted to a residence and occupied by James P. and Dorothy Fargo Curie on…

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