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Title	Cheshire historic building 028
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)	1792 (Terc. marker)
Orig Owner	Charles Chauncy Hall
Present Owner [1935-37]	Mrs. Lena Metzler
Location	North side Wallingford Road, about 1 mile east of center.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak
Chimney Type/No.of	Stone / outside stuccoed / central / 2; 1 in ell
Height	Two stories and half
Ell	1-1/2 story ell to the north.
Fenestration	9 window front; new sash. 4 light double hung. One 24 in gable.
Condition - Physical	Good
Exterior	It is a large two-and-one-half story house. The one-and-a-half story ell to the north was built about 35 years later than the main house. The ell has a central chimney of brick. Aside from changing the original windows to new 4-light double hung, and the installation of some Greek Revival type mantels, there has been very little in the way of remodeling. Outside of house is clapboarded.
Doorway	The original entrance frame and double doors with old glass Bull's Eyes in upper panels are still in place.
Interior	The stairs have small square newel posts with moulded caps, and square balusters set cornerways; moulded hand rails and sawed stringer panels. Some fine paneling and woodwork are left in the front rooms. Cornice and corner cupboards also remain. Beaded edge boards in the kitchen walls. Bolection mould around fireplaces is replaced with late mantels.
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_cheh028.jpg
Height	805