Old Rock House

Oleh admin 22 Jul, 2014

One of the places nosotros took my kids too niece, a span of weeks agone during her visit, was to Georgetown, i of Washington D.C's neighborhoods. We dear its architecture, commercial appeal too most of all its history too charm.

Once there, every bit we've done it many times before, nosotros went on a tour of the Old Stone House, the oldest unchanged edifice inwards Washington D.C.

The solid exterior was constructed of locally quarried blueish granite. The walls attain from 2 to iii feet thick.

Built inwards 1765, the former rock solid shows us the daily lives of middle course of study colonial Americans.

Let's larn inside. H5N1 gift store is located within the front end room of the house, exactly throughout the years it has housed many types of businesses similar hat, tailor, clockmakers too covering shops. The kitchen is on the back, it's hearth is large plenty to oestrus the entire house.

The master copy roof too front end door were constructed of solid oak.

The minute flooring consists of iii rooms too its architecture is quite dissimilar from the master copy showtime flooring since at its time, novel owners were able to afford ameliorate lineament materials.

The dining/living/family/game room was the house where the household unit of measurement ate meals exactly it was also the social room.

Playing cards, musical instruments, singing too dancing was also done here.

Historical preservation was done to larn the interior looking similar it did earlier 1800. Georgetown residents donated most of the colonial furnishings. However, the grandad clock, the exclusively master copy slice of furniture, was buy past times the National Park Service too brought dorsum to the house.

The walls were plastered too painted. Chair rails were added to preclude harm to the wall.

The carved wooden mantel inwards the chamber is believed to live of French origin.

The large spinning bike also gets lots of attending inwards this room.

High ceilings improved ventilation during hot Summers inwards this minute level.

The 3rd floor, much plainer than the minute floor, was constructed of brick. There are iii rooms inwards this flooring though exclusively i was opened upward to the public. These are believed to live the children's rooms too storage area.