Colonial Williamsburg Digital Library

GENERAL NOTES:

The building, upon being taken over for restoration, was a two story brick building used as a garage. The original brick walls had been used up to a certain point and new walls from there on up. The original building had also been lengthened on the north end, the south end being in its original position.

In the restoration., the modern brick was taken down to a point about at the top of the original brick wall. The length was also shortened to its original length; this was established by finding a fragment of the north wall.

The building has been restored as a story-and-a-half shop as it was originally, as stated in records found. It was necessary to build an addition on the rear for utilitarian purposes, this has been built along local colonial lines.

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SOUTH ELEVATION.

SHINGLES: The shingles on the porch roof are new fireproof shingles made to resemble wood.

DORMER WINDOWS: None.

CORNICE: None.

GUTTER AND LEADER: None.

WALL SURFACE: Brick below cornice line; wood clapboards above. The brick is partly original but the clapboards above are entirely new.

PORCH: New of local colonial type. No porch originally existed here from all indications. The research records show that originally there were stone steps.

FRONT DOOR: New of local design with transom over.

WINDOWS: Two new shop windows of a local colonial character have been put in on the first floor. These did not originally exist. The second floor window is also new of local colonial design.

SHUTTERS: None.

BASEMENT WALL: The basement wall below grade is original. Above grade the wall is partly original.

CHIMNEYS: None.

BARGE BOARDS (END BOARDS) CORNER BOARDS: The barge boards and end boards are all new of a local colonial design.

GENERAL NOTES:

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EAST ELEVATION.

SHINGLES: New fireproof shingles made to resemble wood.

DORMER WINDOWS: New of local colonial design.

CORNICE: New of local colonial design.

GUTTER AND LEADER: None.

WALL SURFACE: The brickwork is entirely original and only minor repairs were necessary. The rough sawn boards on the rear addition are new.

PORCH: None.

DOOR: The door to the rear addition is new of local colonial design.

WINDOWS: New of local colonial design.

SHUTTERS: None.

BASEMENT WALL: Original for main building except for underpinning part of this wall. The foundation of the rear addition is entirely new.

CHIMNEYS: None.

BARGE BOARDS (END BOARDS) CORNER BOARDS: None.

GENERAL NOTES: The exact length of this building was determined by finding a fragment of the north wall at the corner of this foundation. The exact height of the cornice was determined by the existing brickwall.

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NORTH ELEVATION.

SHINGLES: Shingles over bulkhead entrance to cellar are fireproof made to resemble wood.

DORMER WINDOWS: None.

CORNICE: None.

GUTTER AND LEADER: None.

WALL SURFACE: All brick and frame wall surfaces are new except for the north-east corner of the main building - below grade - which is original.

PORCH: None.

FRONT DOOR: New of local colonial design.

WINDOWS: New of local colonial design.

SHUTTERS: None.

BASEMENT WALL: The basement wall is new except for a small portion of the original in the north east corner.

CHIMNEYS: New of local colonial design. There is no evidence for this chimney but there is very good precedence.

BARGE BOARDS (END BOARDS) CORNER BOARDS: New of local colonial design.

GENERAL NOTES: The basement bulkhead and the small frame addition on this elevation are entirely new of local colonial design.

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WEST ELEVATION.

SHINGLES: Dew fireproof shingles made to resemble wood.

DORMER WINDOWS: New of local colonial design.

CORNICE: New of local colonial design.

GUTTER AND LEADER: None.

WALL SURFACE: The brick wall of the main building is entirely original. Only slight repairs were necessary. The rough sawn boards of the rear addition are new.

PORCH: New of local colonial design.

FRONT DOOR: New of local colonial design.

WINDOWS: None.

SHUTTERS: None.

BASEMENT WALL: Original for main building except for a portion which had been underpinned with concrete. The foundation wall under the rear addition is new.

CHIMNEYS: Done.

BARGE BOARDS (END BOARDS) CORNER BOARDS: None.

GENERAL NOTES:

GENERAL NOTES:

No information was available about the colonial appearance of the interior of this building.. It has been assumed that the first floor was used for store purposes entirely, and the second floor was originally used for living quarters. This seems to have been the rule in a good many cases., especially so as there were no windows originally on the east or west elevations.

The first floor of the building was originally higher - probably at the line of the top of the water-table - as this was the usual thing done in colonial times. We know the first floor was higher as records show the building was entered by stone steps; also as there is record of a flagstone basement floor^*, which would be below the foundation walls if the first floor were not at a level of the water-table or higher.

The front portion of the building is original with the rear portion as a modern addition.

The first floor interior finish is entirely new. The floor is new heart pine nailed with modern cut nails. The first floor joists are antique, having been taken from some old house in the vicinity of Williamsburg. The walls and ceiling are plastered with a colonial finish and painted. The baseboard is new - a typical colonial design. The windows and doors are also new of local colonial design. The stairway is new but sheathed with colonial type sheathing on the sides. The second floor has been left entirely unfinished for the present. The basement originally, as mentioned above, was not as deep and was floored with flagstones. The old brick walls have been underpinned 7 with modern concrete walls in order to have the deeper basement. This was made necessary by the heating equipment. The walls are entirely unfinished, but the ceiling has been plastered. There is a new concrete floor. Nothing about the basement except the east and west walls is original.