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Title	Cornwall historic building 004_b
Town	Cornwall
Subject - LCSH	Cornwall (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)	1750 (marker) (CD); interior woodwork suggests a later date (CBM)
Orig Owner	James Douglas
Present Owner [1935-37]	Theodore Gold
Location	East side of Cream Hill Road; north of Cream Hill Agricultural School (Gold House), facing south.
[Notes]	[Another view]
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Peak / added leanto east end
Chimney Type/No.of	Brick / central / 2
Height	Two stories and half
Fenestration	9 window front; new sash; paired; 2/2 sash.
Overhang	None
Condition - Physical	Fair
Authenticity	Original
Exterior	Walls - newly shingled.
Doorway	Double six panel doors; vertical sheathing inside; one board wide; sidelights.
Interior	Southwest room - doors have five sunken panels; complex moulding; chair rail; one small mantel. Southeast room - paneled wainscotting;corner cupboard with square head glass door above, two paneled doors below. North rooms - mantels small and simple.
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. 26
Collection	WPA Architectural Survey
Type	image
Format	jpg
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_corn004_b.jpg
Height	746