In old Hurley, New York this Old Stone house was built around 1710. Petrus Elmendorf ran a tavern here called the Half Moon Tavern
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The first image is of jambless as I exposed the brick infill showing the deteriorated fire box . The next image is of the fireplace with the brick infill removed leaving real early jambs that were added to the smokey jambless. Also the 18th century cupboard was removed because of evidence of being from another location in the house. the third image is of what remained of the original valance hood which surrounded the jambless opening. To the left of the fireplace once the cupboard was removed we notice a vertical crack in the plaster. This mysterious crack drew my attention to observe with a flashlight. Looking inside the crack I noticed wood inside. Indeed this was a closed up window. Check my next blog to see what develops from my investigation.
Hello all. This site I am developing to share with you all the history of my stone house by the way of photo and text. Also I would like to share with you as found existing conditions and restorations going on here at Elmendorf. Please bare with me as this site is a work in progress. Hope you all enjoy.
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