History of a old house from 1875
This blog is dedicated to the history of an old house, its creators and its inhabitants from 1850 to the present. The posts and pages of this site will introduce you to various aspects of the life in the 19th and 20th centuries, a period of industrial revolution, innovations, and prosperity. The diverse documents cover topics from “clues on how to date the construction of an old house built in the 19th century", passing by interesting "informations on Colonial architecture in Northern New England", to the “history of families that lived in this house and in the village of West Stewartstown”.
History is often written to present the elite, the lives of a few and their singular view of the society; this site would like to give tributes to the general population of a small New Hampshire village.
The Internet site “The Old House 1875” is in perpetual construction, return often to find new information each time.
(translate the content to the language of your choice using the option on the right).
Page list:
- Introduction
- The History of the house from 1850 to now
- Architecture of a Federal Style house with a classically inspired Greek Revival design and the concept of New England Connected Farmstead
- A look into an English Style barn built around 1850 and modified 25 years later
The Barbours
The Pipers
The Harveys
The Halls- Historic picture of the house and personages of the time
- Clues to the age of an old house and barn from the 19th century
- Insight into the Town of West Stewartstown and its inhabitants in the 1860s and 1890s
- The story of the emigration of the French Canadians from Québec to New England
- The Town of Stewartstown and the Civil War
References:
For genealogy:
FamilySearch, available on line: https://ident.familysearch.org
https://peoplelegacy.com/
https://www.findgrave.com/
Photos:
Many pictures: courtesy from The Alice M. Ward Memorial Library, Canaan Public Library, VT (from their photographic glass plate negative extensive collection). The picture of the house is from the original picture from a glass negative: research and reproduction by Dennis Fuller, Canaan Historical Society, Canaan, Vermont.
“West Stewartstown Memories”, The Town of Colebrook, M/S Printing, July 2000.
Architecture:
Andrew Cogar, architect
https://www.historicnewengland.org/preservation/for-homeowners-communities/your-old-or-historic-home/architectural-style-guide/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connected_farm
Hubka, Thomas C., Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, University Press of New England, Hanover NH 1984
The American DoorKnob, by Franklin Pierce Hall, available on line:
https://www.antiquehomesmagazine.com/reading-room/the-american-doorknob/
King post bridge truss for short span, in Popular Science Monthly, Volume 38, 1889.
https://www.tn.gov/tdot/structures-/historic-bridges/history-of-a-truss-bridge.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_post
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:PSM_V36_D482_King_post_bridge_truss_for_short_span.jpg
https://www.decks.com/how-to/articles/beam-span-chart-table
https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/TFEC-4-2020-Design-Guide-for- Timber-Roof-Trusses.pdf
Hubka, Thomas C. Maine's Connected Farm Buildings, Part II. Maine History 18, 4 (1979): 217-245. Available on line: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/ vol18/iss4/4
Garvin, James L. A. Building History of Northern New England. University Press of New England, Hanover and London, 2001.
Halstead, Byron David. Barns and Outbuildings and How to Build Them. Originally published by Orange Judd Company, 1881. New York: The Lyons Press, 2000.
Noble, Allen G. and Richard K. Cleek. The Old Barn Book: A Field Guide to North American Barns and Other Farm Structures. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1995.
Rawson, Richard. Old Barn Plans. New York: Main Street Press, 1979.
Visser, Thomas Durant. Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings. University Press of New England, Hanover and London, 1997.
Maps:
David Rumsey Map Collection, D.H. Hurd & Co. map 1892
Town and city atlas of the state of New Hampshire. Compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations. D.H. Hurd & Co., Boston. 1892.
West Stewartstown Villages, New Hampshire 1861 Old Town Map by H.F. Walling
https://shop.old-maps.com/new-hampshire/towns/coos-co-nh-1861-town/west-stewartstown-villages-new-hampshire-1861-old-town-map-custom-print-coos-co/
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Stewartstown, Coos County, New Hampshire. Oct 1887, Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3744wm.g3744wm_g053951887
Made between 1880 and 1920, the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps were made for insurance companies to assess the risk of fire where industries or populated areas where located.
New Hampshire State Atlas 1892, New Hampshire, Published by D. H. Hurd & Co. in 1892. Available on line:
Books/Information:
Historical Newspapers:
The Frontier Gazette: an 8 page journal presenting national, international, and local news as well as information articles on various topics. It was published once a week, on Saturday, in West Stewartstown. Publisher: C.E. Tewksbury. It was active for at least ten years, from 1892 to 1903. Available Online: https://www.worldcat.org/title/frontier-gazette/oclc/22532330/
In 1904, the Lancaster Gazette opened a branch office in West Stewartstown called the Northern Gazette to replace the Frontier Gazette. H.D. Spencer was to be the manager.
and
History of Coos County, New Hampshire, by Merrill Georgia Drew, W. A. Fergusson & Co., Syracure, 1888
https://archive.org/stream/historyofcooscou00merr/historyofcooscou00merr_djvu.txt
https://archive.org/details/historyofcooscou00merr/page/698/mode/2up?view=theater
https://archive.org/stream/historyofcooscou00merr/historyofcooscou00merr_djvu.txt
Vital Statistics of Stewartstown, N.H. From Dec. 1, 1770 to Jan. 1, 1888
by Charles E. Comp and Pub Tewksbury (Town Clerk) 1888
Dixville, Colebrook, Columbia, and Stewartstown
by Susan Zizza, 2013, Arcadia Publishing. Available on line: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dixville_Colebrook_Columbia_and_Stewarts/b4gJQ5K4UhcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=west+stewartstown+nh+washington+street&pg=PA80&printsec=frontcover
Colebrook: "a Place Up Back of New Hampshire”, by Dr. William H Gifford
News and Sentinel, Incorporated, 1970, 1993, Colebrook, NH - 386 pages
Fahnestock's Pittsburgh directory for 1850, containing the names of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh, Allegheny & vicinity; their occupation, places of business and dwelling houses, also a list of the public offices, banks &c.
Pittsburgh, Printed by G. Parkin, 1850. 118 p.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00196193777
dcmsiabooks.fahnestockspitts00unse
“West Stewartstown Memories”, The Town of Colebrook, M/S Printing, Second Printing, July 2000, Page 169.
Census 1850 and 1860, Stewartstown, Coos County. Available on line: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSC-9219?cc=1473181
New Hampshire, Coos, Stewartstown - Vital records
Allen County Public Library; http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/
Available on line: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/283452availability=Family%20History%20Library
New Hampshire Register, State Year-book and Legislative Manual. United States, F. L. Tower Companies, 1897, Page 210-211. Avalaible on line: https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Hampshire_Register_State_Year_book_a/8u4WAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
The New Hampshire Business Directory for 1868-1869. Briggs & Co., Boston, 1868
(price was $2.00). Available on line: https://www.google.com/books/edition/New_Hampshire_Business_Directory/IOUCAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+hotel+pike,+west+stewartstown+nh&pg=PA104&printsec=frontcover
Colebrook “A Place Up Back of New Hampshire”, William H. Gifford, The News and Sentinel, Inc. Colebrook, NH, Printed by Liebl, 1993, 386 pages.
About electricity in New Hampshire:
State of New Hampshire Annual Report, Report of Secretary of State, 1907, volume 1, Concord, NH.
About the 11th Regiment:
The Eleventh Regiment, BY James M. Warner, Brigadier and Brevet Major-General U. S. Vols.,
And Aldace F. Walker, Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Eleventh Regiment. Available on line: https://vermontcivilwar.org/rr/11th_Infantry.pdf
About the "Hotel Pike":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_R._Miller_(architect)
New Hampshire's Connecticut Lakes Region, by Donna Jordan
Arcadia Publishing, 16 juil. 2003 - 128 pages
Available on line (certain pages): https://books.google.com/books?id=1ics8_vCHdkC&hl=fr&source=gbs_navlinks_s
The Tourists' Guide-book to the State of New Hampshire, by Frank West Rollins
Rumford Press, Concord, NH, second edition, 1902 - 365 pages
Available on line (certain pages): https://books.google.com/books?id=olz9I0XJhncC&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr#v=onepage&q&f=false
Summer by the Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950, UPNE, 2008 - 231 pages
Available on line (certain pages): https://books.google.com/books?id=HZie8msijuMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr#v=onepage&q&f=false
About the emigration from Québec:
Document Emigration of the French Canadians from Québec to New England by Richard Bélair. Presented in 2007-2008 in the course of his studies for a bachelor degree in History at the Université du Québec À Montréal.
