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HAMPTON
Notes on Hampton Mansion |
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PART VII
ILLUSTRATIONS (continued)
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 24.
Greenhouse. A modern structure has been placed on the walls of an older one. HABS photo by Miyamoto, September 1959 |
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 25.
Old Ice House near Mansion. Interior Walls are of stone with a brick dome which supports an earth mound on the lawn above. Small door is for putting in and taking out ice. HABS photo by Miyamoto, September 1959 |
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 26.
Old Horse Stables near Mansion Stable No. 1 (right) is of rubble masonry stuccoed with pink mortar like Mansion and is shown on the Joshua Barney Map of 1843. It may be of the 18th century (see measured drawings) though it was modernized in the Victorian period to look like the newer building. Stable No. 2 (left) of cut stone is later than 1843, not showing on the map of that period. HABS photo by Miyamoto, September 1959 |
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 27.
Farm Group; the Dairy. This unique structure seems to be set low in the terrain to utilize a natural spring of water. Date of construction is unknown. HABS photo by Miyamoto, September 1959 |
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 28. Farm Group, the Dairy The fireplace would seem to be for the heating of water to clean the milk cans and dairy equipment. In the later 19th century--after the closing of the ironworks--dairying was an important activity of Hampton. HABS photo by Miyamoto, September 1959 |
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