Buildings

History and Evolution of the Zechariah Boodey Farmstead

Boodey House Traverse Timber

Timber Frame Professional preparing interior traverse timber for removal. The Travers timber went the length of the house, gable end to gable end.

The east end of the house had a basement. The base for the center chimney stonework of the East Room is to the left background.

Several of the House's timbers had newsprint attached. This is from 1859 with a partial title of "Gazette and Strafford Advertiser."

The house's floors joist, sills and base for fireplaces

Floor joists and sill for the East Room of the house

Interior South-East Interior Corner before disassembly

Interior Floor - Yankee Barn Original Threshing Floor. Evidence barn's early use was for grain storage

Square Wooden "Pegs" used to hold the plank floor to the sub-floor

Joinery used to secure timber members at the top of an interior post

Rafter's tenon cut to mate with its mortise in the top plate