Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Michael Fulp House |
Title |
Surviving gable wall after partial collapse |
Archive Number |
MFHPH34 |
Description |
Digital image of a black and white photographic print showing southwest perspective view of north gable wall interior of Michael Fulp ["Bridge Keeper's"] House before restoration. The masonry mass to the right in the photo is the remains of the western segment of the south gable wall after collapse of the western section of the east eaves wall. To the left, between the tree and the northwest corner pier of the Michael Fulp House, is a portion of the west eaves wall of the partially restored Mouns Jones House. The short horizontal timber at the eaves level on the left [east] side of the gable interior is a plate-tie, installed by the original builders to help restrain the wall plates, and the eaves walls they bear upon, against thrust from roof and framing loads. Such ties would have been typically joined to the wall plates by dovetails, mortise-and-tenon joints, or similar joinery techniques. The large stones protruding from the standing segment of the east eaves wall to the left had penetrated ["toothed"] into the eaves wall, providing bonding between wall sectors [not adequate here, when the wall plates failed, having been saturated for years due to a breached roof; see photos MFHPH28--1005.01.029 & MFHPH46--1005.01.047]. "Quoin" stones aligned similarly in corner piers serve the same mechanical function in tying and buttressing contiguous perpendicular walls. Details include: plastered random rubble masonry, hung-sash windows, plate-tie, early chair rail (integral with window sills) on both levels. The early first-floor chair rail is visible to the right [east] of the window. The second-floor chair rail is missing from the channel in the plaster and interior masonry. See MFHPH39--1005.01.040 for further discussion of the chair rails on the two floors of the dwelling. Note written in blue pen on verso reads, "Custodians House Mouns Jones Hse" |
Search Terms |
MFHPH MFH MFPH Michael Fulp House Michael Fulp House Photo Perspective Photo Ruins Window Plastered Wall Random-rubble Masonry Vintage Photo Chair Rail Plate Tie |
People |
Fulp, Michael |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Accession number |
1005.01 |
Date |
c.1967 |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Catalog Number |
1005.01.035 |