Comprehensive Assessment:

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Comprehensive Assessment:

M

iddleton Old Town Hall and

Demeritt-O’Kane

House

Arron Sturgis and Jessica

MilNeil

Preservation Timber FramingSlide2

Demeritt House

Summer Kitchen, Room 302

NH Profiles Magazine, Doug Armsden, October 1955Slide3

Demeritt House

Front Stair Hall, Room 102

Doug Armsden, NH Profiles Magazine, October 1955Slide4

Demeritt House

Exterior Front, “Room 001,” Wall C

John Butler, Preservation Timber Framing, January 2012Slide5

Middleton Old Town HallExterior Front

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide6

Middleton Old Town HallMeetinghouse, East Wall, Pulpit

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide7

MOTH meetinghouseBox Pews, center aisle

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide8

MOTH Meetingouse

Mural Detail, SE corner, evidence of flaking, cracking

Jessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide9

Middleton Old Town HallWest Sill, at basement entrance, extensive rot

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide10

Middleton Old Town Hall LayoutFront

Iso

Jessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, February 2013Slide11

Middleton Old Town Hall LayoutSill Level

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide12

MOTH, Schoolhouse AtticFacing north gable, west pitch

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, February 2013Slide13

MOTH, Schoolhouse atticWest rafter, Bent 3, rafter-tie-plate connection, or lack thereof

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012Slide14

MOTH MeetinghouseMural, Southwest corner

Jessica

MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, February 2013Slide15

Middleton Old Town Hall - Existing Conditions Assessment, May 2013Preservation Timber Framing, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (NHPA),

NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP)Slide16

Demeritt House

History of the Town of Durham, 1913Slide17

Demeritt House

Exterior Front, “Room 001,” Wall C

John Butler, Preservation Timber Framing, January 2012Slide18

Front and Rear ElevationsJessica

MilNeil

, Preservation Timber Framing, August 2012Slide19

Demeritt House

First Floor Plan

Jessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, August 2012Slide20

Demeritt House

Second floor, from NW corner

Fourteen 8”x8”x32’ tie girtsSlide21

Demeritt House Ell

Tie Beam – Plate Connection

Half-dovetail jointSlide22

Pink Room, Room 101Dan and Pete revealing floor stencilingSlide23

Asher BenjaminA Country Builder’s Assistant, 2

nd

ed. 1798New Hampshire Historical SocietySlide24

Demeritt House

Front Stair Hall, Room 102

Doug Armsden, NH Profiles Magazine, October 1955Slide25

Front Stair Hall, Room 102, Wall A, OutlinedJohn Butler, January 2012 Slide26

Front Stair Hall, Room 102, Wall C, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide27

Summer Kitchen, Room 302NH Profiles Magazine, Doug

Armsden

, October 1955Slide28

Summer Kitchen, Room 302, Wall A, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide29

Demeritt House

Blue Room, Room 105

Doug Armsden, NH Profiles Magazine, October 1955Slide30

Blue Parlor, Room 105, Wall C, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide31

Pink Room, Room 101, Wall D, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide32

Pink Room, Room 101, Wall B, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide33

101.B.12 Wainscot, 23” x 17’ one piece

good condition, wrought nailsSlide34

101.D.19 Fireplace Surround

Pinned mortise and tenons, fielded panel wallSlide35

105.C.50 Pulvinated

, or breasted, panelSlide36

Blue Bedroom, Room 201, Wall D, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide37

201.B.5Crown, left side

wrought nailsSlide38

201.D.17Fireplace “Frieze”, below mantel

Diagonal

reeding, cut nails, a few broken reedsSlide39

Blue bedroom, Room 201, Wall DDoor casing detailSlide40

Albert DeMeritt

History of the Town of Durham, 1913Slide41

Exterior front eave, “Room 001,” Wall CJohn Butler, January 2012Slide42

Ell, Exterior west eave, “Room 002,” Wall BJohn Butler, January 2012Slide43

Exterior rear eave, “Room 001,” Wall AJohn Butler, January 2012Slide44

Ell, Exterior rear gable, “Room 002,” Wall AJohn Butler, January 2012Slide45

Blue Parlor, Room 105, Wall A, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012Slide46

203.B.12Mantel

cut nailsSlide47

105.C.49Upper rail (above fireplace surround)

Wrought nails, tenonsSlide48

Demeritt House

Trim Trailer

August 2012Slide49

Summer Kitchen, Room 302, “Wall E”Ceiling lath removal

with Pete

Dellea and Reese CrotteauSlide50

Blue Bedroom, Room 201, Wall C, outlinedSash and Shutters before dismantlingSlide51

Blue Bedroom, Room 201, Subwall C

Subwall

framing creates cavity for sliding shutterSlide52

Pink Room, Room 101, Subwall C

Subwall

framing (alternate) creates cavity for sliding shutterSlide53

Ell Exterior, “Room 002,” Walls A & DWeather-jointed sheathing

Northwest cornerSlide54

Exterior, Room 001, Wall ASheathing labeling at Ell gableSlide55

Demeritt House frame

Northeast corner

August 2012Slide56

Ell Frame DismantlingDave Ewing, Jim Rudolf, Brian Cox, Andrew Cushing

July 2012Slide57

Ell Bent 1 post removalScott Lewis and Dave EwingSlide58

Ell Bent 1 Post Detail“Dragon” spikeSlide59

Demeritt House Frame Model

Jessica

MilNeil, August 2012Slide60

Demeritt House Frame Model

Front chimney elevation

August 2012Slide61

Chimney mid-dismantlingPlan view, three fluesSlide62

Demeritt House Frame, Wall D

First Crane DaySlide63

Demeritt House Frame, Wall D

First Crane DaySlide64

Demeritt House Frame

First Crane Day

Arron Sturgis, Scott Lewis, Jessica MilNeil, Seth RowellSlide65

Front StairsMarine-wrapped

Second crane daySlide66

Demeritt House

(in trailers)

Jim Rudolf, Scott LewisSlide67

Demeritt House

First floor framing, and remaining chimney mass

Attentive crew