Gothic Revival

Picture by Brooke Bobovnyik

This room was the kitchen. The cabinet on the wall in the picture above is believed to be where slaves were hidden. However, the patches on the floor indicate that there was a stove below the cabinet. The kitchen was remodeled in the 1990s and beams were placed along the ceiling.

The mantle here in the parlor, which is seen in picture 2, was not an original feature in this room. Instead, it was a black marble or black marble painted mantel with gold veining.

The interior trim around this door matches the trim on the porch.

Here in this room, you can see the poplar floors. These floors indicate that the room was wall-to-wall carpet when it was built. In 1845, carpet was readily available and popular.

The door, located behind the man, used to lead into the bathroom on the other side. The area will be turned into a shelf. A new mantle will also be placed above the hearth. This chimney, along with the chimney in the parlor room, join together in the attic and go out a central duct.

These pictures are of the hallway features.

These pictures are of the bedrooms on the second floor. In the 1980s, all the bathrooms on the second floor were taken out.

This is the room above the kitchen that most likely served as housing quarters for the servants. In the 1970s, this room was converted into a child's playroom.

A better view of the stacked 1x6 beams.

The blank space on the far left indicates that there was once a porch which has been filled in.

In the 1860s, wallpaper and more lighting, in the form of kerosene, were in use. Not a lot of money was spent on the interior.

This photo of the basement shows a layer of brick on top of the rubble wall. The outside foundation around the house is rubble.

Cross braces keep the foundation from shifting.

With the Gothic style, roofs became very steep. Because of the steepness, ceilings were made to drop off like this.

The wood shed that attaches to the house.