Debt, dormers, and denial
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:20:33+00:00Another colonial Williamsburg outbuilding…
This would be a great starter home, cute, well built, and any debt created would be easy to pay off, then save enough money to expand the home as one can afford it. Forget the banks!
Think small, think quality, think debt free!
I once had an architect point out to me that the tops of the windows should always be at the same height as the top of the doors. Hmmm… this house got away with breaking that rule don’t you think?
This is the boot and shoemaker shop at Colonial Williamsburg. Who wouldn’t want to report to work in such a nice building with a large window to keep an eye on what is going on outside?
Notice that it has one dormer window. Just one. This is not the only building in CW with a single dormer.
I struggled with this single dormer look for a while… I think we are somehow trained to view dormers as objects that come in sets… and not as “stand-alones”.
But with time, I gained a great appreciation for the cyclops look… after all, one was all that was needed… two, would have been too many on such a small building.
This is “said to be” the carpenters and joiners house in Colonial Williamsburg.
But I know that is not the case.
As a carpenter myself I can confidently say that no carpenter ever finishes his own home (much like the cobbler his children have no shoes). This home is clearly finished… therefore it cannot be a carpenter’s home. lol
Originally posted 2015-09-01 13:29:52.