William Patterson House Update

The are being reconstructed at the William Patterson House. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The walls are now rising at the William Patterson House on the Taneytown Road.

It is not very difficult to tell the original wood from the new wood. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The Patterson House is located on the east side of the Taneytown Road. The buildings in the background are near the Michael Frey Farm. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The darker wood is the original wood. Some of this woods dates from the original construction of the house in 1796. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The inside of the east wall. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The kitchen was on this (east) side of the Patterson House. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The kitchen area is the pile of rocks on the right. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The basement stairs are holding... This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

... the slats that are holding the logs together. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The inside of the east wall. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The inside of the west wall. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The logs on the inside of the east wall have tags. The tags show where the logs belong in the wall. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The bottom log, mostly out of sight, is E-1. The log above E-1 is E-2, the third log from the bottom is E-4, and the current top log here is E-4. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

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