cottage archaeology (posting to Town listserv)

[15_the_circle]

posted the following to the Town listserv:

over the next few days a walk through the Circle will provide an opportunity for a bit of a look back in time: no. 15 has had its shingles removed and the old siding can now be seen, including traces of decorative pediments that once overhung the former locations of doors, windows and even shutters.  I do not know of any cottage in the Grove with trim in such a configuration. 

the oldest known photo of this cottage in the Town archives was published in the Sunday Star in 1957.  it shows the shingles and a front configuration of door on the far R and windows in the middle and to the L.  now it seems clear that before the shingles were there, the front of the house looked quite different (this helps explain why I was never able to identify it in any old photos: I didn't know what to look for). 

if anything turns up documenting how the front really looked, I'll try to restore to that appearance as part of the replacement of the hideous sliding door unit with salvaged french doors and double hung 2-over-2 windows.