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Title	Canton historic building 028
Town	Canton
Subject - LCSH	Canton (Conn.); Dwellings
Keywords	Historic homes; Old houses
About the survey data	The text in the following fields, up to the Tell Us More field, is transcribed from a survey form that accompanies the photograph.
Date [built] (Source)	c. 1780-90 (CBM); "Maybe earlier, from summer beams…" (EDK)
Present Owner [1935-37]	Meyer Widem
Location	.8 mile north of North Canton on Granby Road, facing west.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak
Chimney Type/No.of	Brick / central
Height	Two stories and half
Fenestration	9 window front, 2/2 sash.
Overhang	None
Foundation	Stone
Condition - Physical	Poor
Exterior	A modern porch has been added across the entire front. Original front stairs have been removed.
Doorway	Original entrance has been replaced with new double doors and trim.
Interior	The inside doors have four panels. Large fireplace and oven in kitchen. Two summer beams and splayed posts. South room - fireplace closed and the summer beams cased. Summer beams also occur in the front rooms on the second floor, but the summer beam in the south room is concealed by a later, lower ceiling. Smoke chamber in attic.
Tell Us More	Tell us more about the building, its history, its address, etc. mailto: CSL.diginfo@ct.gov Put the Title in the email Subject line.
Creator	W.P.A. Federal Writers Project, State of Connecticut
Date - Created	1935-1942
Date - Digital	2006 Oct. 23
Collection	WPA Architectural Survey
Type	image
Format	jpeg
Language	eng
Source - Original	Photograph, b&w, 4 x 6 in.; Pre-printed form, b&w, 11 x 8.5 in. with typescript
Source - Location	Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 033:28, WPA Records, Architectural Survey
Relation	http://www.cslib.org/OldHouse.htm
Publisher	Connecticut State Library
Rights	Digital Image © Connecticut State Library. All rights reserved. Images may be used for personal research or non-profit educational uses without prior permission. For permission to publish or exhibit, see Reproduction and Publication of State Library Colle
File Name	wpa_archsurvey_cant028.jpg
Height	640