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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 94353, member: 44"]>The <b>house</b> on the right is a second period Georgian colonial as opposed to first period as evidenced by the paired chimneys and all windows being six over six sash type. It's a "5 bay", meaning five windowsacross the top, it'sthemost common of the second period Georgian colonials as is the side gable roof.<</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for pointing out the archirectural elements of that building! There are several houses from that era with some of the same elements especially the windows and 5 bays that are on the National Register of Historic Places in Windham Co., CT. I suspect most counties in CT have them. I am more familiar with the "quiet corner" (the northeast corner) of Connecticut where my parents hailed from. Here are a some examples. Some will have hip roofs. The National Register dates them from the late 1700s to the 1820s.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner-Carpenter_House" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner-Carpenter_House" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner-Carpenter_House</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House#/media/File%3APrudence_Crandall_House%2C_Canterbury_CT.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House#/media/File%3APrudence_Crandall_House%2C_Canterbury_CT.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House#/media/File<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" />rudence_Crandall_House,_Canterbury_CT.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Note this one is stone:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#/media/File%3AWilliam_Jillson_Stone_House%2C_Willimantic_CT.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#/media/File%3AWilliam_Jillson_Stone_House%2C_Willimantic_CT.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#/media/File:William_Jillson_Stone_House,_Willimantic_CT.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Even the school house that 1 of my great great grandfathers and 2 of my great grandfathers attended is of the same era, note the 6 over 6 pane windows:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy#/media/File%3AAshford_Academy%2C_Ashford%2C_CT.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy#/media/File%3AAshford_Academy%2C_Ashford%2C_CT.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy#/media/File:Ashford_Academy,_Ashford,_CT.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's one that was a tavern in Tolland Co.:</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s_Tavern" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s_Tavern" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White's_Tavern</a></p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s_Tavern#/media/File%3AWhites_Tavern.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s_Tavern#/media/File%3AWhites_Tavern.JPG" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White's_Tavern#/media/File:Whites_Tavern.JPG</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 94353, member: 44"]>The [B]house[/B] on the right is a second period Georgian colonial as opposed to first period as evidenced by the paired chimneys and all windows being six over six sash type. It's a "5 bay", meaning five windowsacross the top, it'sthemost common of the second period Georgian colonials as is the side gable roof.< Thank you for pointing out the archirectural elements of that building! There are several houses from that era with some of the same elements especially the windows and 5 bays that are on the National Register of Historic Places in Windham Co., CT. I suspect most counties in CT have them. I am more familiar with the "quiet corner" (the northeast corner) of Connecticut where my parents hailed from. Here are a some examples. Some will have hip roofs. The National Register dates them from the late 1700s to the 1820s. [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner-Carpenter_House[/URL] [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House#/media/File%3APrudence_Crandall_House%2C_Canterbury_CT.jpg']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House#/media/File:prudence_Crandall_House,_Canterbury_CT.jpg[/URL] Note this one is stone: [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#/media/File%3AWilliam_Jillson_Stone_House%2C_Willimantic_CT.jpg']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#/media/File:William_Jillson_Stone_House,_Willimantic_CT.jpg[/URL] Even the school house that 1 of my great great grandfathers and 2 of my great grandfathers attended is of the same era, note the 6 over 6 pane windows: [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy#/media/File%3AAshford_Academy%2C_Ashford%2C_CT.jpg']https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy#/media/File:Ashford_Academy,_Ashford,_CT.jpg[/URL] Here's one that was a tavern in Tolland Co.: [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s_Tavern[/URL] [URL]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White%27s_Tavern#/media/File%3AWhites_Tavern.JPG[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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