[MassHistPres] MassHistPres Digest, Vol 59, Issue 9

[Paul Bourdon]

It seems to me that most early houses started out as a half house. We have a
very similar example in Southborough on Rt 30 Ca.1757. I¹ve come across many
examples of half houses that physical and documentary had additions to make
the full five bays.

Paul Bourdon
Southborough


On 1/19/11 9:04 AM, "Anne Cody" <cupfish at msn.com> wrote:

> At a quick glance this building looks as though it was a product of a
> disagreement among owners, or fire.  Be careful to find out if the building
> looks as though it were cut, and the other half "lives" somewhere else (or was
> destroyed).  Frequently two siblings after the death of a parent couldnt
> decide who would keep the building and they cut it in half, and moved one half
> away as a solution.  Go down in the cellar and look to see if the building
> were cut, and whether the foundation wall under the cut side is different from
> the other three -- indicating that the cut-end foundation was rebuilt after
> the other side was removed.  If all four foundation walls match, it is
> possible that this section was removed from another site on to the present
> location.  Hint:  does the house show up on early maps, or not until later
> maps?  That can tell you if this part was original or moved to this site.
>  
> There is another example of this kind of structure in Princeton, on Rte 62 in
> the center of town.
>  
> Lee Tavares
> Old House Institute
> Oakham
>  
> From: kholmes at newtonma.gov
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:00:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] MassHistPres Digest, Vol 59, Issue 9
> 
> Hello MassHistPres Community,
>  
> I write seeking help with an unusual Georgian house type in Newton's Upper
> Falls village.  
> I've attached a photo.  The house stands on a stone foundation and once had an
> interior 
> brick chimney extending from the rear roof slope, left side.  Any thoughts?
> It's generally 
> categorized as a 'half-house' for reasons that will become obvious.  Are there
> similar 
> examples in your communities, and if so, do you know when they were built?
>  
> The City of Newton is working to identify the provenance of this building (and
> others) as part 
> of its effort to update its B Forms.  We appreciate any guidance you may
> provide.
>  
> Katy
> 
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