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Show Other specific features include steel lintels and cast concrete sills in all of the window openings. Also, the additions and alterations were built over a crawl space. The foundation walls are of rock masonry construction and composite brick and stone piers support the wood floor. It is also to important to note that the west slope of the gable roof is consistent the length of the building and was dictated by the slope of the original roof. The last addition altered only the east slope of the roof to the point where the intersecting, east facing end gable addition meets the south addition. Later alterations included the addition of composite asphalt shingles and the rep ointing of all rockwork with beaded mortar joints ca. 1965. Lastly, all of the windows, excluding the picture window, were replaced with sliding sash ca. ·1995. The interior plan remains virtually unchanged in terms of the division of spaces, the integrity of the moldings and "built-in" cabinets, and the passages between rooms. The earliest title record of the site dates to February 26, 1879 when William Alford and his wife transferred an 80 acre parcel ofland to Thomas Cahoon for $250. The unmarried Cahoon was from Pennsylvania and made a career as a conductor on the railroad. He made his residence in nearby Ogden6, a railroad hub and jumping-off spot for traffic on the recently completed Transcontinental Railroad, and purchased the land in hopes of establishing a fruit farm. In October of 1888, the still unmarried Cahoon deeded the same 80 acre parcel ofland to James 61870 U.S. Census, 1879 deed transaction. |
