Note: First floor plan included.
"Insurance made --- day of --- (see addendum below) and reported to the Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia.
"A two story stone dwelling house with a two story stone dining
room and a one story kitchen partly stone and partly frame
attached. Situate on the NE side of Germantown Main Street being
the third house above the corner of Haines street in the 22nd
ward at the Borough of Germantown, Philadelphia County.
"Dimensions: main house 30 ft front by 25 ft deep. Dining room 21
ft by 18 ft at one end and 14 ft. at other end.....the first
story divided into an entry and two parlours.....Stairway off
from rear of right hand parlour.....open newel stairway (with)
wainscoting at side, cherry railing and post, turned white pine
balusters and steps under stairs into cellar...Parlour on the
right of entry...fireplace with a gray marble mantel.....Parlour
on the left of entry 3 windows same as other parlour, a double
door paneled opening on the piazza, fireplace with marble
mantle.....Ceilings of first story entry and parlours finished
with cornice.....Second story a small entry at head of stairs and
two rooms.....(both with) a fireplace with black marble
mantle.....Garret finished and divided into two rooms.....A
double pitch cedar shingle roof, oak rafters.....
"3 steps up from entry of main house into the dining room, white
pine floor, 3 closets with ledges and doors and door into
kitchen.....Second story one room with 3 windows one closet.....A
loft over with a 4 light window and step ladder. A double pitch
cedar shingle roof, tin gutters, wooden conductors.
"Kitchen a white pine floor one ledge door into yard, a 15 light
window single hung inside shutters. A fire place with summer
baker.....a single pitch cedar shingle roof. Cellar under front
house. A pizza at the end 10 by 25 ft. heart pine
floor.....ceiled cedar shingle roof.....eaves furnished with
dental cornice.....two sides of the kitchen lathed and plastered
outside."
Addendum:
"December 1st, 1859: Survey of a one story frame bathroom built
over the kitchen. Dimensions 7 ft by 14 ft outside lathed and
plastered and inside plastered and ceiled, a white pine floor, a
doorway communicating with room over the dining room.....Gas
pipes through main house"
See original for more details regarding materials, woodwork, windows, shutters, eaves and cornices, etc.
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