At Over 300 Years Old This Darien, CT Home Is INCREDIBLE | Take A Look Inside

[@patticlements9637]

Grew up one block from that house! What an opportunity for someone to clean it up and make it a unique home.

[@rspeckham]

The S on the chimney is something quite commonly found in older properties in the UK. It is generally used when an older wall starts to bow. It is fixed to the wall above and below the weak point so that the centre of the S holds the wall in place.

[@Ninjanimegamer]

@@rspeckham the s as a shear wall, or as a structural S is slightly different in shape and size. It is anchored and has a couple of cross bars interjecting the S. This S is to protect the building from natural disasters. I once lived in Darien, originally from Norwalk. The town has the records on the house.

[@willardchi2571]

I think some S's were added for decorative reasons by modern owners, often in locations that made no sense.

[@ronfreeman5857]

Yeah, structural embellishments.

[@youn8e]

looks like BIG HORSE SHOES

[@jomc20]

We have similar things on old houses in England, usually on outside walls, stabilising the house. I've not seen any 9n chimneys, though.

[@annawarner7516]

My Interior Designer eye is seeing so much potential in this beautiful period house! 😍 I live in the UK but if I lived in New England, i would buy this house and restore it to it's former glory..or as near to it as possible!

[@Ninjanimegamer]

This house is the oldest remaining commercial structure in CT. It served as a tavern and blacksmith shop. Its named the Pond Weed Home.

[@lmc2375]

Thank you for that. I was wondering its history.

[@Ninjanimegamer]

@lmc2375 look it up. It has an interesting history. It was a residential home for at least 35 years or so. It's a saltbox and was the entry point between Stamford and Darien.

[@patticlements9637]

Yes, the Weed family was prominent in the Stamford area. (Darien was originally part of Stamford.) I lived in one of the Weed homes that was built in 1797 right nearby on the way to Cove Island park. The park was the site of a large grist mill back in colonial days.

[@mikeedwards1768]

oh the stories those old boards could tell...

[@Ninjanimegamer]

@patticlements9637 hopefully, you had a pleasant experience living in a piece of history, as those old homes can be a glorious pain.

[@GlendaClark-ns7cm]

The dowel as you call it is a peg. To peg the pieces together. Lovely video. From a life-long New Englander

[@randomvintagefilm273]

The door looks original...wow, imagine how many times that door has been opened in 300 years! I wish I could go back in time and see the first family who moved in.

[@robj2704]

The original owner would have been the builder, or someone of at least moderate income. In 1700, most homes were much smaller.

[@252Maplehurst]

That house is around the corner from me. It's being restored and it now looks AMAZING! Thanks for posting.

[@pjkhunold]

A friend of mine lives in a farmhouse in Upper Bavaria first mentioned in 1341. And it's owned by his family since. The foundations are still the original ones the rest of the house is mostly 16th century. And a few years ago I worked in a retirement home in Trier, a German city founded 16 BC. It's situated in a former cloister secularized 1806 when the area was ruled by Napoleonic France. And they still use a gigantic wine cellar which was built under the rule of Roman emperor Constantine around the year 300 AD

[@leadscouter86]

Love this! My grandmother’s family was living in that area in the 1600s. Nice to see what their houses were like.I think this one may have been built by Nathaniel Pond, not in my family.

[@sewcrazybaker]

I lived in a house from 1987 to 2004 that was built between 1795 and 1805. It had many hand hewn pegged beams. I absolutely loved that house, and I hated to leave it. The house is still there, but people have done some bad things to the outside. That painting on the floor was a rug painted directly onto the floor. I'm a retired Master Stenciler and have made a few painted floor cloths, which are painted on cloth that is used to make sails that has been treated. I used Gesso to treat the cloth, then it was stenciled. Finally, several coats of varnish were applied. A well made floor cloth can last almost forever. I love your channel, and I'm so happy I found it a few months ago! You're like a much younger, male version of me!

[@robj2704]

Would have loved your narration/tour of this house.

[@CitizenofthenewJerusalem]

My husband and I live in the 13th oldest house in Minnesota. It was built by his great grandfather, J. D. Howard, who was from New Hampshire and moved to Minnesota. He became a Senator and founded Cloquet, MN. He has a sawmill in Duluth. The house we live in is a two story hand hewned log house with a full basement. It sits on 100 acres with a large red barn, quonset hut and sauna building. We're working on making it liveable since it was neglected for such a long time.❤🎉

[@lark6spur]

100 acres!!! That is amazing!

[@patriotUSA2007]

Love your channel. Exploring old houses is so much fun. I am definitely not a fan of 'open floor plans'. I prefer rooms separated and most definitely want a kitchen to be its own room. Don't understand why people want to cook in their living rooms.

[@annenyman678]

I agree completely!

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Me too. I never understood why they started making all the new homes this way. I hate walking into my mom's house and seeing all the mess in the kitchen along with the smells lol

[@SharonPadget]

To each their own but wherever I’ve lived it always seems like everyone hangs out in the kitchen. Many pioneer cabins were basically one room with maybe a sleeping loft for the kids. So the kitchens were a part of the house. A modern open floor plan allows me to be able to chat with my family and friends while preparing a meal. But it’s whatever best fits your life style, I guess. If we all did the same thing life would be far less interesting. 😊

[@gloriamoline678]

I agree!!

[@lmc2375]

​@@randomvintagefilm273If I saw my mother's kitchen a mess, I'd get in there to clean it for her, her windows too, and did when she just was unable to find the stamina for it. She'd have a glass, a spoon, and plate in the sink, and apologizing for the mess. I always pitched in, even when younger; flew up, spent my few vac days doing things so she didn't have to. Same for my GMother. I only wish she was still here, for me to hear her say it, and more, again. I will never forget her voice; either of them.

[@tjc5774]

I grew up in Darien and went by this house every day. Kids on the school bus told ghost stories of this house and I always wondered what the inside was like. I’m pretty sure this is one of the oldest surviving buildings from Middlesex Parish, when Darien and Stamford were connected in the 1600s until the 1730s

[@Ninjanimegamer]

@@tjc5774 Absolutely. I lived in Norton heights in my 20's and those ghost stories are only made scarier by the location of the house to the graveyard and pond. On misty mornings, the place looks creepy.

[@lindairving9562]

I lived on nearwater lane and always wondered what was going on with this house.

[@MattandEric]

The s on the chimney probably has an opposing s on the back side as well. If so, there would be a metal rod running through the chimney connecting the two s's. The s's would actually be braces to help keep the chimney from ever separating towards the top. You will find these even in/on the second story walls on many historic rock or brick structures. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@ronfreeman5857]

Agree

[@nullmcgrooder70]

My husband’s family has held a Saltbox home in New Hampshire for hundreds of years now and for the most part pretty identical to your new purchase. My sister in law is from Darien Ct and the New Hampshire home was her and my husband’s family home. My husband is a home remodeler and redid any work on the old house by hand. No power tools at all. Their cousin now owns the house and raising her boys there. You have a real gem of a house. Enjoy the journey.

[@lark6spur]

I love folks that value the history behind these homes!

[@sunwolfyvan]

the hand hewn beam joinery technique with the wooden oak pegs is called Mortise and Tenon. the 3 marks on the beam are actually roman numerals.

[@debrademedici864]

Oh my I love love this house !!! I want to move right in !!!!!! That one door is so special!!!!!! Great job showing us this beautiful home !!!

[@joyfullone3968]

Totally Amazing and beautiful house. In 1976 the interest in old houses and antiques was great because of the 200 year Centennial of the USA. I was all into antiques at that time. I still love old houses and all the work that went into building them. That garden with the brick paths and the raised beds looks just like my backyard I made when I lived in Pennsylvania. Thanks!

[@blockchainsecurity]

Beautiful home! Thank you for sharing these pieces of history!

[@murphysmom1387]

We visited George Washington’s home , Mt. Vernon, all the floors had been left unfinished. All I could think about was all the historical people who had walked on that floor.

[@traceyhudson5883]

I believe A peg held a mortise and tenon joint together- still used today in some post and beam construction. Thanks for the tour!

[@bluelionsage99]

Yeah, I am also pretty sure that connection wooden rods were called pegs.

[@Chris-yg9id]

Tree nail, some times trennel.

[@Marianne-d6u]

What a wonderful old home! All it needs is some soap and water with a good cleaning. The old hardware is to die for, and as much original things that can be kept… should be kept. I’m a big fan of ORIGINAL. Mortise and tendon joints, and some pegged. terrific! Would love to have met some of the people who lived there!

[@jerrycomo2736]

I think as others have said, it is a peg. Note it is inserted cross grain. Sometimes in furniture making the peg is split and a wedge is hammered in then trimmed off. In shipbuilding this would be called a "trunnel" (treenail). I think dowels came later.

[@jrmillar03]

Oh, that’s an old one. Could use a little love, but absolutely lovely.

[@anneburns3400]

The S on chimney is a wall anchor I think to fix bowing walls

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Huh? Why would they put it there, it must be related to a name

[@Ninjanimegamer]

I read that too, but it doesn't make sense for the time period. Wall anchors were used in later model homes for wall support. This is structural as well but in really old homes like this, it was used to provide significant protection against natural disasters.

[@retireearly7223]

Agree it’s a wall anchor. It sometimes has a solid star, on both sides, which act as braces to keep the walls from bowing. Chimmies especially in New England, which are exposed to constant heat and freeze cycles, were notorious for needing constant mortar repair around the stonework.

[@retireearly7223]

I’m surprised you didn’t make note of the atrocious baseboard heating in almost all the rooms. I suppose it’s a necessity for modern living, but I’m curious whether it was water (where’s the boiler?) or electric heating. Did these homes come with a basement?

[@koololdster]

I grew up in a house built in 1769 that had an 'S' on it too. It's not initials, but I think more for a structural purpose.

[@ihave35cents95]

You’re right it’s an anchor plate to keep the masonry in place

[@stevenmarcato1325]

That's what I was going to say. One usually sees them on the outer walls of old brick/stone structures with the tension rod connecting to the opposite outer wall and another "S". Many times one shall see star shapes, and other sorts.

[@jimcameron8154]

I’m PD of Darien TV79, our towns govt cable station. Thanks for your excellent video about one of our towns real gems. Now fully restored. I should send you some “after” pictures to go w your “before” video 😎

[@Yosef_Morrison]

You mean this house in the video is now fully restored? Wow! Are the photo's online anywhere?

[@oldNEhouses4947]

I would love to see the after pictures. [e-mail]

[@jimcameron8154]

No idea what they did with the interior but the outside looks spiffy

[@lisascenic]

What a remarkable house!

[@TampaDarkknight1010]

Great video, thanks again, this house is gorgeous, just needs some TLC , just enough to preserve it and bring little things back to life. Short do that I'd not changeuch at all, I'd want to just preserve things . Love it. This is what I eventually plan to do in a few yrs with my wife is find one of these and live the rest of my days out in one. Look forward to ur next video , thanks again

[@andrewpayne6720]

What a amazing First Period home. So much original detail. By the way, I enjoy that you have added your commentary to your videos!

[@donnavoorhest6145]

The cuts on posts and beams at 14:08 look like they were puposeful to key plaster. I agree that the exposed beams are charming, but that is a more modern taste as you observed. Sometimes they were cased in finished lumber with a bead edge and painted, though. The painting on the floor appears to imitate a hooked rug - any old decoration like that should be preserved as they are quite rare. This is a lovely and interesting house; some surviving late 17th c. homes are surprisingly large.

[@wildfireintexas]

The “S” should be found on both sides of the chimney with a rod running between them. It is to keep the sides from bowing out.

[@Barbara-fy8cs]

Stunning old home. Love the architecture of that time.

[@phiteonn3541]

The 'scratches' in the beams were made so when they were covered, the "render" would stick better. Very common in old French houses especially, same with the S,X & Z tie bars to hold walls together

[@margiechism]

Enjoyed!! Amazing how plumb the structure appears; the panels throughout are beautiful!! ■ Thank you!! M

[@kevinrussell6530]

The imperfections in the large beam that you show at 14.11 could be adze marks, a tool used to flatten the sides of beams. Broadaxes were also used.

[@SpanishEclectic]

So amazing that a house this old is still standing. The hand painting on the floors is really pretty. I hope a preservation-minded person will take it over. Once you zoomed in, I could see that the S on the chimney was made from horseshoes. Really cool!

[@jomc20]

I'm amused by your comment, having been brought up in a 400-year old house in England, where many thousands of far older houses survive. In fact, in Hythe, Kent, where my parents lived, there is a 1000-year old house, still occupied!

[@SpanishEclectic]

@@jomc20 Yes, I've been to England, and visited The Jerusalem Inn (circa 1189) in Nottingham, and Charlemagne's chapel (800 AD) in Aachen, Germany. But for a wood frame home in the "Colonies", where so many buildings are torn down in the name of progress (that nasty word), it is still quite impressive. Here in Southern California, most of our oldest buildings (from the late 1500s, when we were part of New Spain), were constructed of adobe clay brick, which does not last without constant maintenance. But I do adore your Cotswold stone cottages. :)

[@Mytriumph650pre-unit]

Diamond in the rough. Beautiful home

[@randygoldsberry2890]

I enjoy looking through old houses that haven’t been touched. You can see their potential.

[@annettepora8091]

Just found your channel. Historic homes bring me joy. Our history is so unique and how far we have come in such a short period of time is so interesting. Great work.

[@BannanaTree-ed4tz]

It looks so cool 😎. Don't know how toxic that house is 300+ years old. It don't look level. Awesome house.

[@willardchi2571]

When shopping for an old house, the first thing you look at is the basement. If the foundation shows serious problems, do not look at the rest of the house. Just walk away (unless you're buying the house for the land value minus the demolition costs--or believe you can flip it on a sucker at a good profit).

[@rickdunn7585]

The beams are called hand hewn the second to the last beam was pegged if you look closely ,where the floor ended in the bedroom most likely there was a closet or a very small room kool old house some of the old houses had two sets of stairs one set was for the servants most times the came from the kitchen and where very steep

[@JNeil1975]

I love this house!!

[@kirtadams439]

Trunnels are the pins that hold wood frame joints together. Cool old house.

[@HannahButler-bd7mu]

Great video and Beautiful house (once again) I love the staircase and would also choose green as a paint color. Thanks for all your hard work Andrew! Merry Christmas and Best wishes for 2025 🎄 Xxx

[@SuperDiscerning]

Great house I am glad everything isn't painted white I love the exposed wood also!

[@robj2704]

Many owners had the good sense to preserve what they had.

[@danielmeadesmith7802]

Whe you say some furniture in room with sewing machine goes with the house you are greatly mistaken. The furniture you single out is, at the earliest, centennial furniture manufactured in the 1870s. More likely it is from the 1920s.

[@sunwolfyvan]

if you notice lot of the ceiling beams have lath marks on them.. indicating those rooms had plaster ceilings at one point and the beams were not exposed. contrary to popular current tastes, exposed beams were NOT a sign of wealth back then and the plaster also was a form of insulation. In the early 1900's it became popular to remove the plaster and expose the hand hewn beams in the ceilings .

[@fulcherpj]

I think the iron S on the chimney is part of a through brace to reinforce the old brickwork from sagging outwardly from its own weight. There is probably an S on the opposite side with an iron rod which goes right through the center of the chimney bolting both S plates together.

[@kmterpin]

I pass that house all the time located on the Post Road & also knew the owner who lived there in the early 1970s--he used to say he had lots of work to do on it. I never went inside & not sure when he left/sold, but at that time (and also years later) the outside of the house was painted a dark brown....which made it look not as old as it really was. Now that that brown paint has been removed, it pops out as the true historic gem it is.

[@TranquilVista]

Post and beam structures are amazing with their mortise and tenon joinery. A work of art!

[@robj2704]

There are many surnames that distinguish his ancestor's occupation. There were craftsmen who hewed joints in structures such as the mortise and tenons, and the pegs in this home. My surname is Joyner, a name arrived at thru centuries beginning about 1400. Most likely my surname started as Jointer which meant "finisher of ships". Occasionally, even nowadays, a craftsman will refer to himself as a jointer - a person who specializes in door and window trim work. Bids on this kind of work can be found in a large home or business where there is enough need to warrant such a specialty. Some people may have an interest in the origin of surnames and explore such.

[@murphysmom1387]

The “dowel” is called a peg. The painting on the floor represents a rug, save all you can of it, it was hand painted.

[@robertscheinost179]

Your wooden dowel is called a Trunnel (tree nail), usually made of green oak The holes were drilled off-center so when the Trunnel was pounded in it pulled the joint tight.

[@DavidParadis-x6d]

i would secure a piece of plexiglass over the floor stencil to preserve it in it's original state...and you can rework the remaining floor as required...

[@sunwolfyvan]

also paining the floors with designs or to emulate faux marble was common back then. floors were either painted in the parlors or just left bare in the kitchen areas. Finishing the floors in a clear finish to show the woodgrain is a modern thing.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I had an idea for a channel like this but I don't have the time. Im glad you are doing it, I love your channel ❤❤❤

[@cynthiacleaver9515]

It’s beautiful!

[@crosmas]

The wooden pegs holding the beams together were actually called 'trenails'. Also, the hatch marks that you on the timbers are as you say, part of the milling process, but they weren't milled in a mill. Those marks exist because the timbers were hand-hewn with a broad axe. You would cut little box-shaped sections in the timbers and then use a broad axe to cut the wood between the sections thus creating timbers with flat sides; this would cause the cut marks or hatch marks you alluded to.

[@Trapster99]

Pop Quiz: Why were the chimnies placed in the center of these old houses, whereas now-a-days they are found positioned along the outside walls?

[@veronicaeugenia2231]

A center chimney allows you to put fireplaces on all sides of that chimney and on all floors of the structure. The original central heating set-up. Typically, though, there would be only three fireplaces per floor as one side of the chimney wall would be where the staircases were located. Many times the front entry closet beneath the stairwell had a false back wall, with a small area that adjoined the chimney. Many center chimney colonials could hide a few people in those cubbies and many houses on the underground railroad we're able to hide an escaped slave or two there.

[@danremington8910]

My 1783 has floor boards installed the same way. Two rooms side by side, one room has the gap to the north and the other, it’s on the south side.

[@parkerguy3601]

Your dowel would be called a Trunnel from Tree Nail.

[@maryf.f.4590]

Great channel, but if you tour structures of this significance, would it be helpful to pre-tour the home with a local history expert ( both for construction methods and historical context) prior to sharing conjecture with your viewers?

[@ellen4956]

I have seen things like that "S" at an angle on brick buildings in England that are around this age. I watch a lot of shows about history of different places and archeology. It might have something to do with stabilizing the brick structure.

[@harlcc261]

Probably a mark of a wall. Smaller bedrooms were the way. WOW...would love to bring that back ❤ I have brought back two 1850's homes.

[@robj2704]

These designs would have been typical of structures built in colder climates. Down South in hotter climates homes would have been built with high ceilings and taller windows-opposite each other to allow a better flow of air.

[@TheMardi45]

Yes. If there is an S on the other side of the chimney it is to support the chimney A metal rod goes through the chimney or wall to stop it leaning.

[@MarySmith-w4h]

We owned a home a few years ago which was on the map before the town we lived in so that the date of the home itself was not known. In the living room area you can clearly see the same ending boards and someone who had knowledge said there was formerly a "dog run" through the middle of the house. This was an open hallway (outside) where meats were hung. In our home you could see the wood was weathered on either side where the wood planks were abruptly cut. What is going on in this old home because you can believe they probably did have a dog run through the center of that room since it is on the ground floor

[@pegrearick9831]

not DOWEL.It's called a trunail (tree nail) holding together a mortice/tenon piece

[@grainnegrau]

It's called a peg or a trunnel - a tree nail. Love this house! Thanks for the post!

[@willardchi2571]

When that house was new chances are good that the ceiling beams were not exposed. If it weren't for the low ceiling height and my being tall, I'd be inclined to cover those beams up, too. And they should be covered or have fun dusting, cleaning, and painting the stupid things.

[@sukeyfrugalfrau]

The verticals are the posts. The beams are the horizontals and could also more specifically be called ceiling joists or if supporting the floor floor joists. The pegged joints are most likely pegged mortise and tenon joints and if done with green wood, then the mortise would shrink to fit tight,h around the tenon. It is hard to see determine whether or not these are actual mortise and tenon joints from the pictures you showed, but it would not make much sense if they were not. Simply notching out a post to rest a beam upon would not likely have stood the test of time just due to general settling of the structure as well as wood swelling and shrinkage with the weather. You did not show a kitchen or bedrooms. I like to see the kitchens knowing full well that most of the homes will have had the kitchen updated to some level of modern standards, and the bathrooms too.

[@markuswx1322]

Yes, knowledge of the nomenclature of post-and-beam construction is fading as history’s wheel turns. The restoration of this house is a job for experts, with a spicing of dedication and a shunning of haste.

[@smurvay9279]

Great, saving history 😊

[@Yosef_Morrison]

The land was first purchased in 1696 by Nathaniel Pond, “blacksmith of Branford” and later sold to Nathaniel Weed, also a blacksmith, and it remained in the Weed family for nearly two centuries. Were you like me and thought it got the name of Pond Weed House another way? LOL

[@shawngregg3796]

OUR FAMILY CAME IN 1682 TO PA WITH WILLIAM PENN. THEIR ANCESTRAL HOME WAS BUILT IN 1701 AND IS NOW A HISTORIC SITE. ALWAYS INTERESTED IN FAMILY HISTORY.WHEN WE MOVED OVERSEAS WE BUILT A HOUSE 🏠 AND NAME OUT HALF ACRE OF PARADISE AFTER THE OLD HOMESTEAD. ENCLOSED IS A PHOTO OF BOTH, ENJOYED YOUR VIDEO.

[@veridianthree]

The wooden pegs were called “trunnels” or “trennels”. They are literally tree-nails, made of oak

[@veronicaeugenia2231]

The dowel is called a peg and the method is called timber framing. The door with that interesting cast iron handle is on the side of the house and is called the coffin door, because as you can see, a coffin could not be passed through the front door. The coffin door connects to the main room so getting caskets in and out would be possible after the funeral. My sister has a house built about 60 years later with an almost identical floorplan. It was in the same family until the 1970s and the only modernization was to install a bathroom upstairs and put some small electric baseboard heaters in the upstairs bedrooms. They have a wood stove in the main fireplace area and do all of their heating with wood to this day. They have also added on a modern kitchen and bathroom on the back of the house, though all of the woodwork is in keeping with the 1700s, cabinetry finished with period planing tools etc. Their house is a historic landmark as George Washington as well as other notable political figures of the revolutionary war conducted business there when it was an inn and public house.

[@PB-qy8zy]

Another great house. Love your narrating

[@nadinefravel2283]

Please show restroom if possible next time. Love tuning in for all your videos thank you so much. From Southern California 🌞🍂🍁🫶🏽

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669]

Great video! On the last still shot of the video, at 1st glance I see a face on the door... .not spooky but interesting.

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

21st century buyer: "I just love the history and character. But is there any way to take down some walls to make it more open concept?".

[@TypeOneg]

In 2020 I found a beautiful place in Leicester MA built in 1720. The main roof beam was a 66' raw log which was original to the house. Lots of cherry and walnut hand-hewn paneling . Not on historical register because the owner went with replacement windows for heat efficiency.

[@OniMichel]

lovely....

[@TomMaterene]

Timeless old house, that floor painting was very unusual. Probably does go back to the very beginning and since there was no carpet in those days it makes it look like it was a decoration. Possibly a family Crest maybe ?

[@MaiDove3]

Stunning. ❤

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

What a lovely place! It looks like it served as some sort of museum based on the collection of items displayed in the room - sewing machines, the cost, etc. It needs some work, but looks to actually be in pretty good shape! It could be made gorgeous again! Oh! I just realized that with your posting schedule, this is last call before Christmas! So... Nerty Christmas to you and yours! 💚❤️🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄❤️💚

[@Nightbird1914]

Original wood flooring gives a house character. So said my niece about mine.

[@elizacroghan4302]

I'm not sure this applies to the S on this chimney but I found the following information about colonial chimneys. "The 'S' symbol found on many older chimneys often symbolizes 'Swept Clean,' a colonial-era safety practice indicating that the chimney had been cleaned to prevent fires. It represents an interesting aspect of historical domestic safety procedures." There are differently shaped S's on later homes for construction purposes though. Thank you for sharing your house tours.

[@gailalli8086]

The S on many old homes typically symbolizes “swept clean” a colonial era safety practice indicating the chimney had been cleaned to prevent fires.

[@ihave35cents95]

No, they used to write that with chalk that’s an iron anchor

[@Winston820]

I love these old houses, but when I think about all the patch up work I have to do on my 1930s house. I don’t know how people can handle these old houses like this. Especially 300-400 yr old wood houses.

[@kayeescolastico9895]

love all the houses you showcase here

[@65peterbilt]

GREAT CHANNEL LOVE THESE OLD HOUSE WOULD LIVE IN ONE ANY TIME! IF THE WOOD COULD TALK ,GREW UP IN EASTON MASS. FEW OLD HOUSES ON BAY RD. WICH ORIGINATED AS A INDIAN FOOT PATH .

Thanks, great house...would make a beautiful museum I think and period reinactment location

[@SCCL1000]

A couple of things: Is there no recorded history within the town archives re this home? Thinking of the "S" on the chimney; and perhaps the dowels were called pegs? And one more thought: before painted floorcloths, people wealthy enough would hire itinerant artists to paint "rugs" on floors. Finally, who owns this home?

[@kernlee7]

I’ve seen painted rugs but had forgotten all about them until your comment!

[@karenbergevine9140]

Wow thats neat. I had a 1720 home

[@barbmartinez5145]

they did have singer sewing machines that far back

[@mountainmama6398]

150 years after this house was built. But with the jacket was a newer style too.

[@veronicaeugenia2231]

In point of fact, the first Singer sewing machine came out in 1851. The house predates that by about 150 years.

[@FlightSimVRDad]

Great house and tour. Have you thought about some of the houses in Old Saybrook? I lived there as a kid and at the end of my street was a 1694 house (Terray) at 140 Old Post Rd Old Saybrook CT, 06475 and then the Bushnell house 1692 on Post Rd. among others.

[@jeffbadger462]

Wooden dowels were called pegs.

[@susanbunting7680]

The S is a masonry brace and likely has a corresponding S on other side

[@firecracker3911]

Spectacular!

[@FromSagansStardust]

The dowel is a peg.