If the preservation, architecture and restoration of early
American homes makes your heart flutter, please join the Sharon Historical
Society on Saturday, January 12, at 3 pm as the Society welcomes Sharon
resident John Baroody, speaking on "The Journey of an 18th Century
Home."
During the
program, Mr. Baroody will share the story of his home, a classic timber-frame
Colonial originally built in Farmington Connecticut in the early 1700s and now
situated in Sharon. "After more than two centuries the house had fallen on
hard times and was going to be torn down for commercial development before I
got my hands on it. While it looked beat up from the outside, the bones of the
house were still in excellent condition. The frame was constructed entirely of
white oak and was joined and assembled with traditional timber frame pegged
joinery. Having done this before, I've become familiar with how 18th century
houses are built, so the process of deconstructing, moving, and reassembling
the parts was fairly straightforward. All of the boards and timbers were marked
and mapped out, then loaded one by one onto a truck and delivered to the site
where we laid a new foundation and began putting it back together," says
Baroody.
This was truly a
labor of love. The program is based on a 3-part video series done with Fine
Homebuilding about the project and will include hands-on examples of 18th
century building materials, plus a question and answer period.
Be sure to mark
your calendar for our next winter lecture, on Saturday January 19 at 3 pm, when
local author, geologist and historian Ed Kirby presents, "Amesville,
Horatio Ames and the Ames Brothers."
The Sharon
Historical Society is located at 18 Main Street, on the green, in Sharon, CT.
Parking is available on the street in the museum's lot. Feel free to visit the
SHS website at www.sharonhist.org for more information on upcoming programs and
Sharon history.
