February 12, 1963
Snowed all day 26 inches. I wrote to Marilyn and Louise and sent in my social security card for number. Clifton and David tore out partition between livingroom and dining room. Sent N.Y.S Income tax.
Comment: The house on the hill was a continuing project either from a maintenance or a remodel standpoint. The middle part was constructed first with hand-hewn beams used as foundation plates, floor joists and rafter. The wood house was added later with an attached out house and you really don't want to know anything about that. Then, what we called the"new part was added which was also the largest section of the house and included a cellar and a second story story attic. Then a lean-to type dining room was added to the back of the original portion. Lots of drafts, sagging floors. Below is a picture of the living room opening to the dining room which was what David and Dad were working on. The hand hewn beams can be seen on the ceiling.
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| Looking Into Dining Room From Living Room |
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| Hubbard Hill House |
1 comment:
From Marilyn: Gerald.
Great pictures. I think I remember that Dad added that dinning room and Mom and Dad's room when they moved on the hill in September 1938. Mom had to be pregnant with you, right. The dinning room was also used as a bedroom for a long time.When we used to have hired men living in the other part of the house. Do you remember that? And then we did not always heat that other part in the winter. Do you remember when we used to bank the house with sawdust and then later with bales of hay for insulation in the winter? I sent you some pictures of the deed for that place from Grandma and Grandpa. They paid $1.00 for that place. Amazing "M"
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