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in the mid-1800s a third brick story was added, destroying the building's symmetrical
facade and giving the once beautiful Georgian house a commercial warehouse appearance. A
hint of the original 1750s roofline can be seen next to the single window on the third
floor's eastern end. |
The
kitchen was listed as a
separate building as late as 1798;
it was probably joined to the main
house at the same time the roof was raised on the main structure.
A second story of brick and
clapboard
hide the grambrel roof of the kitchen
wing. |
This photograph,
dating from 1938, appeared in the March 1953 Bulletin of the Delaware County
Historical Society.
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 The Morton Morton
House before 1953.
The second story over the kitchen has
collapsed,
but the kitchen wall remains.
Photo from the February 17, 1953
issue of the Chester Times.
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By the early 1960s, the entire east
wing had collapsed, leaving only the kitchen chimney. Between the two horizontal bars on
the chimney one of the "M"s from the "MM" can be seen.
Photo from The Buried Past
by the late John Cotter. |
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Exterior east wall of kitchen
wing.
Rebuilt c. 1970. Photo courtesy of Cathie Pulcinella. |
Close up of east wall kitchen
wing
Archæological evidence suggests
a beehive oven was in this wall.
Unfortunately, the beehive oven was
not rebuilt
during the 1970 restoration. Photo courtesy of Rich Paul. |
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View
of house from the east.
Kitchen wing is at the right of the
picture. Photo courtesy
of Cathie Pulcinella. |
| Front
of house viewed from Darby Creek. Photo courtesy of Meade Schaeffer |
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Northern
view from cedar grove behind the house. Photo courtesey of Rich Paul. |
| Rear
entrance as seen from the cedar grove. Photo courtesy of Rich Paul.
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Northern view of rear
entrance.
Kitchen wing is at the left. Photo courtesy of Rich Paul. |
Interior
of kitchen showing fireplace.
One of the longest fireplace
lintels
in Delaware County. Photo courtesy of Rich Paul. |
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Central Parlor fireplace.
Far smaller than the kitchen
fireplace,
its purpose was probably primarily for
heat
but possibly also for cooking in the
winter.
The doorway at the right leads into
the kitchen wing. Photo
courtesy of Cathie Pulcinella. |
West parlor fireplace.
The fine molding around the
fireplace
and the lovely paneling at the right
of the picture
indicates that this was a formal room,
used for receiving guests and
entertaining. Photo
courtesy of Cathie Pulcinella. |
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