OAK: An durable bio-plastic, oak has proven to be. The framing and siding was sawn from
local trees. Only after 72 years did the siding need replacement and only then on the south side
where direct sunlight pitted the unpainted boards deeply. Try that with vinyl. The front porch
addition, added during
the rehab of 1986 continued the original roof detail and the new addition to the
front and rear preserved the style in matching detail as well as using the native lumber sawn in the 1986 harvest.
ROOF: The roof is the original galvanized steel with a rolled seam where pieces join. Detail
was matched here as well in 1986.
HISTORICAL NOTE: This house had been continually occupied since 1911, 112+ years ago but in
2018 a local Preservation Foundation removed the Rehab of 1986 then ran out of
money and work stopped. See "AFTER" below.)