The house is a colonial revival style home that was built to accommodate people of the late 1800's. The house included a second story porch that opened up to the front yard.
During the 1930's, the house was divided into two separate parts due to the economic hardships of the Great Depression. To save money, the home was separated into two apartments that included two separate kitchens. Evidence of the split areas is still visible today, such as the placement of the exterior windows and doors.
An image of the house just before it was purchased by the Galloway family.
The Effect of Time
Although many improvements have been made, the house still maintains the historical charm of the late 1800's.
When the house was first built in 1898, there was a chimney extending 3 and a half stories high. This chimney was used as a load bearing wall which provided several challenges when the Galloway's restructured the home.
The picture on the right is of the room where the maid would sleep, located at the top of the stairs on the third floor. In the room there was a shouting pipe that helped the family communicate with the maid if he/she was needed. This room has long been removed because it was unnecessary.
The picture on the right is of the room where the maid would sleep, located at the top of the stairs on the third floor. In the room there was a shouting pipe that helped the family communicate with the maid if he/she was needed. This room has long been removed because it was unnecessary.
The image on the left shows what the garage was like before the renovations by the Galloways. Before the renovation, the garage was a stable. On the second level of the garage, there are barn doors leading to the hay loft. The original garage was not practical in the modern era because the floors were wooden and there was barely enough space to fit two cars. In order to renovate and modernize the garage, the floor was replaced with cement and the first level of the garage was redone to accommodate three cars, however the look of the second level remains the same.
The Walls
The image above is the condition of the walls when the Galloway's removed the wall paper. Due to the shifting of the Earth, the walls were in bad shape and contained many cracks. The Galloway's wanted to ensure the safety of the house and thus redid the walls. They kept the interior walls the same, but improved the insulation of the exterior walls as well as hung sheet rock over them. The inside walls are wooden planks stacked on top of each other with plaster in between, which was a common way of insulating a house called called ship-lap.
What is still the same?
Sources: Galloway, Amy, and Patrick Galloway. "Galloway Interview." Personal interview. 28 May 2015.
All pictures were taken during the interview.
All pictures were taken during the interview.