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Post by cats4jan on Feb 18, 2022 12:32:48 GMT
I am so enjoying this slice of history. Thanks for sharing
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 18, 2022 16:19:56 GMT
I am so enjoying this slice of history. Thanks for sharing I am thrilled to know this Janice! You are very welcome!! |
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Post by hmca on Feb 18, 2022 16:21:34 GMT
Does anyone know why so many older houses, rich man's house or poor, had two front doors ? When I was a kid, they were everywhere, more common that a house with a single front door. Before we moved where we are now, we owned/lived in a poor man's house with two front doors. My first thought was that it was what we call a duplex house.....in that two families each had separate living spaces within the house. I googled it and found this explanation. Growing up I lived in a house that combined two living spaces back to back so from the front you saw the sides of the two houses. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 18, 2022 16:23:59 GMT
That is an impressive house. Does anyone know why so many older houses, rich man's house or poor, had two front doors ? When I was a kid, they were everywhere, more common that a house with a single front door. Before we moved where we are now, we owned/lived in a poor man's house with two front doors. Sorry BuckSkin, I do not have an answer to your question. Were they built as a duplex with a center wall thru them? I am guessing no to that question of mine. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 18, 2022 16:28:13 GMT
Does anyone know why so many older houses, rich man's house or poor, had two front doors ? When I was a kid, they were everywhere, more common that a house with a single front door. Before we moved where we are now, we owned/lived in a poor man's house with two front doors. My first thought was that it was what we call a duplex house.....in that two families each had separate living spaces within the house. I googled it and found this explanation. Growing up I lived in a house that combined two living spaces back to back so from the front you saw the sides of the two houses. You came in as I was typing Helen! And YOU found a possible explanation! Good for you!! |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Feb 18, 2022 17:26:07 GMT
Humm. It 100% looks like a duplex: two entry doors and two chimneys, both indicating two units.
But why a duplex on a farm? Mom and dad on one side and an offspring and family on the other side?
Great photos Charles.
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Post by BuckSkin on Feb 18, 2022 19:46:28 GMT
Does anyone know why so many older houses, rich man's house or poor, had two front doors ? When I was a kid, they were everywhere, more common that a house with a single front door. Before we moved where we are now, we owned/lived in a poor man's house with two front doors. My first thought was that it was what we call a duplex house.....in that two families each had separate living spaces within the house. I googled it and found this explanation. Growing up I lived in a house that combined two living spaces back to back so from the front you saw the sides of the two houses. Thank you ! All three of the offered theories are very valid and apply to different double-door homes for different reasons. I am going to speculate that Theory #1, Symmetry, mostly applies to the house pictured with Theory #2 being a side benefit. I liked the 90-yr-old guys explanation of one door being the everyday door and the other door being the Sunday-go-to-meetin' door. On a side note: is my area the only place where the term "Sunday-go-to-meetin' " is used for things held back for special occasions; or, is it in common use everywhere ? |
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Post by Chris on Feb 18, 2022 20:08:14 GMT
Inspeqtor, thanks for sharing all these amazing pictures. I am amazed at the quality considering the age and the equipment used. They had real craftsmen in those days.
Kind regards
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Post by BuckSkin on Feb 18, 2022 20:19:29 GMT
They had real craftsmen in those days. I agree. If you examine that camera, the camera is it's own leather-bound case, complete with carrying handle; you just undo a latch or two and it becomes a camera -- a lot of thought had to go into that. |
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Post by hmca on Feb 18, 2022 21:37:39 GMT
On a side note: is my area the only place where the term "Sunday-go-to-meetin' " is used for things held back for special occasions; or, is it in common use everywhere ? Brought back memories of my mother when I was young......never hear it used anymore. |
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Post by kdcintx on Feb 19, 2022 0:02:21 GMT
Quite an interesting history lesson. I wonder if Purdue University would be interested in copies of the Purdue photos.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 19, 2022 3:44:35 GMT
Humm. It 100% looks like a duplex: two entry doors and two chimneys, both indicating two units. But why a duplex on a farm? Mom and dad on one side and an offspring and family on the other side? Great photos Charles. My wife does not remember ever being inside the white house. By the she was around they lived in the brick home which was just 2-3 blocks north on the same street. Read what Helen came up with, it may not have been a duplex, just a house with 2 front doors. I guess that was common in the 1900's. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 19, 2022 3:49:48 GMT
On a side note: is my area the only place where the term "Sunday-go-to-meetin' " is used for things held back for special occasions; or, is it in common use everywhere ? I used to hear that terminology a lot when I was a young'in. Don't here it so much anymore!! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 19, 2022 3:52:16 GMT
Inspeqtor, thanks for sharing all these amazing pictures. I am amazed at the quality considering the age and the equipment used. They had real craftsmen in those days. Kind regards Chris You are very welcome Chris! Most of Albert's pictures are pretty darn good with a bad one now and then. Albert did know how to use a camera that was for sure! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Feb 19, 2022 4:00:19 GMT
Quite an interesting history lesson. I wonder if Purdue University would be interested in copies of the Purdue photos. One of my many cousins graduated from Purdue. I gave him digital copies many years ago. I do not know if he ever offered them to Purdue. Purdue officials know my cousin well, my cousin gives Purdue big buck donations regularly. Glad to hear you are enjoying the history here! There is plenty more to come! |
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