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Title	Middletown historic building 060
Town	Middletown
Subject - LCSH	Dwellings; Middletown (Conn.); Westfield (Middletown, Conn.)
Keywords	Historic homes; Old houses; Westfield
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)	"Pretty near 200 years old" (owner)
Orig Owner	Plumb
Present Owner [1935-37]	C. C. Plumb
Location	West side of East Street; 1/2 mile above Barry House.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak / flattish - modern
Chimney Type/No.of	Brick / very tiny / none [sic]
Height	Two stories and half
Ell	To south has new kitchen
Fenestration	9 window front; paired; 1/1 sash below, 6/9 above. Rounded sills; flush frames.
Overhang	Double; 18th century mouldings.
Foundation	Cut sandstone; brick under ell
Condition - Physical	Fair
Authenticity	Interior entirely remodeled.
Doorway	Modern door at flight of steps.
Interior	Entirely remodeled. Only old features left are narrow cased summer beams upstairs and downstairs. Central hall. Ceilings c. 7' 4". Pine floors.
Tell Us More	Tell us more about the building, its history, its address, etc. mailto:diginfo@cslib.org Put the Title in the email Subject line, for example Middletown historic building 060
Creator	W.P.A. Federal Writers Project, State of Connecticut
Date - Created	1935-1942
Date - Digital	2011-05-19
Collection	WPA Architectural Survey
Type	image
Format	jpeg
Language	eng
Source - Original	Photograph, b&w, 4 x 6 in.; Pre-printed form, b&w, 8.5 x 11 in. with typescript
Source - Location	Connecticut State Library, State Archives, RG 033:28, WPA Records, Architectural Survey
Relation	Research Guide to Old House Resources at the Connecticut State Library: 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 Collections, http://www.cslib.org/repropub.htm
File Name	wpa_archsurvey_midt060.jpg
Height	1209