An architectural monograph on Essex: a Connecticut River town, (1920)
Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935 · [Saint Paul, White Pine Bureau] · leaf 8
m andgin. TheoldHajdenHomestead, thethird house upfrom the river onEssex Main Street,has a hip roof, unusual among its gabled neigh-bors. It seems that up the river at Windsorthey knew how to make such roofs. and therewas a carpenter of parts who knew the secrets ofcutting rafter bevels and such,… … ENTR,^\CE PORCH OF PARKER HOMESTEAD,ESSEX, CONNECTICUT. and one other roof in the village is reputed tohave made a similar voyage. There is everyevidence of a quiet prosperity in the characterof the exterior detail of many of the houses, al-though, except in the Tavern, the interiors are quite…
Architecture, Domestic
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