1850 > 2016
May 21, 2016 16:37:31 #
This house was built in 1850 and has been taken down this year, been abandoned for quite some time. I know the fellow who does these jobs and am a client of his and he gave me about 300 handmade cedar shingles which I am using as a photo project
May 21, 2016 16:53:56 #
Roadrunner wrote:
This house was built in 1850 and has been taken down this year, been abandoned for quite some time. I know the fellow who does these jobs and am a client of his and he gave me about 300 handmade cedar shingles which I am using as a photo project
nice done, only if those walls could talk
May 21, 2016 17:17:06 #
joe west wrote:
nice done, only if those walls could talk
Long history there Joe. Back in the beginning the fellow there, Mr. Atkinson from England was I believe, in charge of driving wood down the Chaudière River to the St. Lawrence where in wass boomed and later shipped to England for shipbuilding purposes. It was a good 30 mile drive to a place called Breakeyville a few miles from the St. Lawrence where it was transported by land because of a big waterfall there.
Thanks for your comment
May 22, 2016 07:17:44 #
May 22, 2016 07:50:21 #
damurphy wrote:
Wonderful, interesting photos - wish there were a lot more!
Here you go.....
May 22, 2016 07:52:01 #
Wow! Beautiful shots. Love all the detail and lighting you get in old houses. Great job!
May 22, 2016 08:03:08 #
mkcicero wrote:
Wow! Beautiful shots. Love all the detail and lighting you get in old houses. Great job!
Thank you very much, appreciate your comment ........
May 22, 2016 10:44:42 #
richosob
Loc: Lambertville, MI
I was most impressed by the photo of the joints where the two boards meet. Much different from what we see today.
Rich
Rich
May 22, 2016 12:15:37 #
richosob wrote:
I was most impressed by the photo of the joints where the two boards meet. Much different from what we see today.
Rich
Rich
Yes Rich, back then they did it right...the proof. it is over 150 years old. Now all the wood used here was local and the entire house had pine boards 1 1/4'' thick, about 8'' - 10'' wide and 10' - 12' feet long and still are in perfect condition. He recuperated them and will sell from his old three story wooden warehouse so far out back in the Appalachins up here that the town has no zip code LOL
May 22, 2016 12:47:00 #
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May 22, 2016 15:36:19 #
Franku wrote:
Really nice photos.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure Franku, and thank you for dropping by.
Jul 12, 2017 22:25:54 #
joe west wrote:
nice done, only if those walls could talk
I know a fair part of its history.
Nov 20, 2018 11:58:24 #
richosob wrote:
I was most impressed by the photo of the joints where the two boards meet. Much different from what we see today.
Rich
Rich
That caught my eye, too
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