The front wing of the house to the right is constructed
of two-two inch thick planks of hemlock, nailed together at right
angles to each other to give an incredibly sturdy structure. The
back wing which houses the kitchen dates from probably about 1860
. We have been able to identify that as the time period of construction
by this kind of nails (square), and the saw marks in the wood. They
are ‘up and down' in a straight pattern rather than circular.
If they had been circular marks, that wing would have had to be
constructed post 1870 after the circular saw had been invented. |

The Farmhouse from the driveway,
leading to the entryway.
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