For Those Who Appreciate the Past.
- wsherrick
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Rutland Vermont looks like it was a busy place around 1870. If you can enlarge the photo you can see a lot of detail. Items such as stub end, switches controlled with classic harp style stands. Telegraph poles that look like they just stripped the bark off of the tree and stuck it in the ground.
Busy little balloon stack engines bustling around a crowded yard. The round house with the Italianate dome on it, etc.
Here the builders are at work building, opening up new markets, expanding civilization across a yet unsettled land for the most part.
It looks like there was work for anybody who wanted it.
A wonderful photograph.
Busy little balloon stack engines bustling around a crowded yard. The round house with the Italianate dome on it, etc.
Here the builders are at work building, opening up new markets, expanding civilization across a yet unsettled land for the most part.
It looks like there was work for anybody who wanted it.
A wonderful photograph.
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- Merc300d
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It seems like that era in our history was a fascinating time to be alive. We were really coming into ourselves with big advancements in transportation , manufacturing as well as what became the Industrial Age. It's tough to say we are much better off today than the people of that time. Life seemed much simpler then. Sometimes I think we as a society are advancing too fast. We have to learn to slow life down a bit. Great pic
- DePippo79
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I found Queen Ann plans online, but have yet to find Second Empire. The Mansard roofs are complicated and were very expensive to build back in the day. Took a roadtrip this weekend to check on a house I've been watching. I found it two years ago. For $500.00 it could have been mine. Unfortunately I don't have the money to move it or the land. There's a clause saying it has to be preserved by the new owner. Someone bought it, but it hasn't been moved yet. State wants it moved for a road realignment. Neighbor down the street from me has a 1920 Sears Roebuck Cape/New Englander. Could get anything from the Sears Catalog back then. Matt
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Those Barber houses are nice William. Thank you. Matt
- wsherrick
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Matt, you made yourself a hero in my mind when I read that you took a window restoration class.
When I was an appraiser of historic homes, one of my biggest fights was with ignorant, people who wanted to destroy the integrity of their houses with new windows.
To change the original windows out of a house is to kill it's soul. After you do that you might as well burn it down. It's ruined.
It is one of my pet peeves.
The original windows can be restored and interior storms can be made to come on and off with the seasons. It is a much better investment in time and effort to save the windows.
When I was an appraiser of historic homes, one of my biggest fights was with ignorant, people who wanted to destroy the integrity of their houses with new windows.
To change the original windows out of a house is to kill it's soul. After you do that you might as well burn it down. It's ruined.
It is one of my pet peeves.
The original windows can be restored and interior storms can be made to come on and off with the seasons. It is a much better investment in time and effort to save the windows.
- DePippo79
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A builder just renovated a 1860 farmhouse down the street from me. Although he replaced the original 2 over one windows, and replaced the original front door with a cheap looking replacement at least he kept the radiators. Anyway I was curious how the kitchen might have looked back in 1860. While researching I came across this.
http://raisinglaura.blogspot.com/2011/09/lauras-v ... art-3.html
Matt
http://raisinglaura.blogspot.com/2011/09/lauras-v ... art-3.html
Matt
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I was up in Fairhaven VT a few months ago, staying at a B&B and I think I was told Rutland had the largest roundhouse in the nation at one time.
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One way I have found to date old houses quickly is to look at how much overhang the roof "doesn't have" If one was to travel over to Great Island ( town of Newcastle, NH , not far from Strawberry Banke) you can find many houses with no overhang, and they date from 1700's to around 1890 before you see overhangs on wood salt boxes and some New England 'ers . I found my house ( 1862) had No overhang either when I had to install a new roof. I found the overhang was just scabbed on. Under the shingles in some low areas were original wood shingles. Of course this inst an expensive Victorian house. I have collected many square nails over the years.. This thread is loaded with some really cool pics and facts....Bruce
- DePippo79
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Thanks for the interest Bruce. I've haven't been contributing much this week. I work nights and have been sleeping later than usual. Anyway I want to share this video before I go to bed. My kind of house. I'm sure the hacks on the DIY channel would have a field day. Enjoy. Matt
Need to get in touch with this guy.
Need to get in touch with this guy.
- DePippo79
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My new hero.
Matt
Matt