Remodeled Farmhouses. Mary Harrod Northend
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Mary Harrod Northend
Remodeled Farmhouses
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066143183
Table of Contents
THE DOCTOR CHARLES E. INCHES HOUSE
THE CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER HOUSE
THE WALTER SCOTT HOPKINS HOUSE
CHAPTER I
IRISTHORPE
As you drove slowly along the country road, did you ever stop to consider the many possibilities for development that lie hidden in the old Colonial farmhouses found here and there? Some are situated quite a distance from the main road, while others are placed practically on its boundary line. Many of the types are disguised by the unattractive additions that have been built to accommodate the growing needs of their occupants. Others, with sagging roofs and weather-beaten exteriors, stand mute witnesses of the days when our country was making history for itself. Some of these unattractive old dwellings in their early days sheltered the most ardent patriots of our land, men whose gallant deeds have made them famous, and who now lie forgotten.
Fortunately for us, these old houses were not all built in the same century, but present a variety of types which makes them all the more interesting both to architect and house owner. The age of the house is clearly defined in its design. Many of the earliest examples were framed in white pine, a wood whose lasting qualities