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Title	Brookfield historic building 011
Town	Brookfield
Subject - LCSH	Brookfield (Conn.); Brookfield Center (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)	1740 (Heer.)
Orig Owner	Known as "The Bungalow" and "Old Daniel Holley House"
Present Owner [1935-37]	Dr. Cassius Watson
Location	Old Post Rd., Route 133, Brookfield Rd. from Brookfield Center; at SE corner of first dirt road north of Rt. 25 to Bridgewater.
Description [Material]	Wood
Roof	Dutch / added leanto
Chimney Type/No.of	Brick / south end / near central / 2
Height	Story and half
Ell	Peak wing, 1 1/2 story at south end with a sunken paneled door and one window with 6/6 sash. Saltbox wing, 1 1/2 story, at north end with two windows, 8/8 sash, and a chimney at the south end. Two and a half story rear ell; large dormer at south east slope of roof.
Fenestration	8 window front; 2 large dormers with 2 windows each, 6/6 sash; 2 small dormers, 6/6 sash.
Overhang	None
Foundation	Stone
Condition - Physical	Excellent
Authenticity	Restored - remodeled
Exterior	Walls - clapboarded. Cornice - narrow at rake and eaves. Settin -; old well at rear; picket fence. Roof kicks out four feet to form open porch all along the front, with six plain round posts; the "kick out" has Dutch curve.
Doorway	Center door with five sunken panels.
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	data
Format	jpg
Language	eng
Source - Original	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	nophoto01.jpg