The Henry Whitfield House, 1639: The Journal of the Restoration of the Old Stone House, Guilford |
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angle appears April 13 building built carpenters casement ceiling coat of lime Connecticut December 26 dormers East Windsor eastern wall five feet floor boards floor joists found the full four feet four inches front or western front wall gable Guilford today hardware Haven height Henry Whitfield House inches thick inches wide installed January January 14 laid Leete left-hand jamb lime and cement lime mortar lime plaster main house masons material nailed niche north chamber north fireplace north wall northern wall northernmost window oak floor old batten doors one-half inches original masonry PLATE rebuilt removed restored interior Robert Thompson roof boards roof pitch second floor level set in place seven inches shingling side six inches south chimney stain stair-tower stairs Stone House stone walls stone-cutter Superintendent swinging partitions Trustees Visited the house wainscot west wall western wall whitewash Whitfield house today width window frame window opening yellow clay mortar