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Title	Cheshire historic building 014
Town	Cheshire
Subject - LCSH	Cheshire (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)	1733 (Terc. Marker); 1732 (CD)
Orig Owner	Enos Brooks
Present Owner [1935-37]	J. V. R. Thayer
Location	North side Brooksvale Road, about 1 mile west of Route 10 from Ives Corners.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak
Chimney Type/No.of	4 / mostly new
Height	Two stories and half
Condition - Physical	Good
Authenticity	Remodeled
Exterior	This house is referred to as the oldest house in town, but has been added to and altered to the extent of transforming it into a large modern country house. None of the original exterior remains.
Interior	Some of the interior work is still in place.
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	2004 Nov. 24
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_cheh014.jpg
Height	650