Re. the windows- they had to bring the glass via wagon train- not practical to use large panes of glass. I have been to Elkhorn- it's about 20 miles from where I went to college. Up some very steep and windy roads that are closed most of the year due to heavy snow.
in answer to loye's comment about renovating >> it would be a travesty if these were ever painted that natural aged wood look is amazing & make them fit in to the landscape so well ... renovate if you have to but don't even think about painting those exteriors ! down with paint !
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This is a great series. I hope you keep posting these.
It would be great to see what these would look like if they were renovated.
How interesting.
And small windows in large buildings, a mistake they made at the time.
It may not have seemed like such a mistake in the winter...
Is that why igloos got no windows at all? ha ha ha. Bloody Canadians.
No, well I'm thinking of Victorian era terraces around here, very dull inside.
Pommy influence.
Re. the windows- they had to bring the glass via wagon train- not practical to use large panes of glass. I have been to Elkhorn- it's about 20 miles from where I went to college. Up some very steep and windy roads that are closed most of the year due to heavy snow.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but there's another style: small panes in a large frame, I forget what it's called (Colonial?).
I agree, this IS a great series!
in answer to loye's comment about renovating >> it would be a travesty if these were ever painted that natural aged wood look is amazing & make them fit in to the landscape so well ... renovate if you have to but don't even think about painting those exteriors ! down with paint !
Absolutely.
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