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This house is called the Whritenour House (pronounced
Rittner) after the several generations of Whritenours who lived here.
This building was moved here - like the Ward-Ryerson-Patterson
house - from the course of the Monksville
Reservoir, in 1985.
The oldest part of the house, constructed about
1813, is in the center, between the two chimneys. The house grew with
additions until the late 1870s when it looked much as it does today.
This is a "satellite" farmhouse. Mathias Whritenour raised
sheep, drove a wagon (teamster), mined ore on his property and also
practiced as a Methodist minister - it often took a whole repertoire
of skills to make ends meet.
The lawn area here and the walking path were part
of a landscaping project completed for a Boy
Scout Eagle Project several years
ago. By 2002 there have seven Eagle Scout projects at Long Pond and
many more are planned.
