comprehensive assessment: m iddleton old town hall and demeritt-o’kane house

Comprehensive Assessment: Middleton Old Town Hall and Demeritt-O’Kane House

Arron Sturgis and Jessica MilNeilPreservation Timber Framing

Demeritt HouseSummer Kitchen, Room 302NH Profiles Magazine, Doug Armsden, October 1955

Demeritt HouseFront Stair Hall, Room 102Doug Armsden, NH Profiles Magazine, October 1955

Demeritt HouseExterior Front, “Room 001,” Wall CJohn Butler, Preservation Timber Framing, January 2012

Middleton Old Town HallExterior FrontJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

Middleton Old Town HallMeetinghouse, East Wall, PulpitJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

MOTH meetinghouseBox Pews, center aisleJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

MOTH MeetingouseMural Detail, SE corner, evidence of flaking, crackingJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

Middleton Old Town HallWest Sill, at basement entrance, extensive rotJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

Middleton Old Town Hall LayoutFront IsoJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, February 2013

Middleton Old Town Hall LayoutSill LevelJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

MOTH, Schoolhouse AtticFacing north gable, west pitchJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, February 2013

MOTH, Schoolhouse atticWest rafter, Bent 3, rafter-tie-plate connection, or lack thereofJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, September 2012

MOTH MeetinghouseMural, Southwest cornerJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, February 2013

Middleton Old Town Hall - Existing Conditions Assessment, May 2013Preservation Timber Framing, New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (NHPA),NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP)

Demeritt HouseHistory of the Town of Durham, 1913

Demeritt HouseExterior Front, “Room 001,” Wall CJohn Butler, Preservation Timber Framing, January 2012

Front and Rear ElevationsJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, August 2012

Demeritt HouseFirst Floor PlanJessica MilNeil, Preservation Timber Framing, August 2012

Demeritt HouseSecond floor, from NW cornerFourteen 8”x8”x32’ tie girts

Demeritt House EllTie Beam – Plate ConnectionHalf-dovetail joint

Pink Room, Room 101Dan and Pete revealing floor stenciling

Asher BenjaminA Country Builder’s Assistant, 2nd ed. 1798New Hampshire Historical Society

Demeritt HouseFront Stair Hall, Room 102Doug Armsden, NH Profiles Magazine, October 1955

Front Stair Hall, Room 102, Wall A, OutlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

Front Stair Hall, Room 102, Wall C, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

Summer Kitchen, Room 302NH Profiles Magazine, Doug Armsden, October 1955

Summer Kitchen, Room 302, Wall A, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

Demeritt HouseBlue Room, Room 105Doug Armsden, NH Profiles Magazine, October 1955

Blue Parlor, Room 105, Wall C, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

Pink Room, Room 101, Wall D, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

Pink Room, Room 101, Wall B, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

101.B.12 Wainscot, 23” x 17’ one piece good condition, wrought nails

101.D.19 Fireplace SurroundPinned mortise and tenons, fielded panel wall

105.C.50 Pulvinated, or breasted, panel

Blue Bedroom, Room 201, Wall D, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

201.B.5Crown, left sidewrought nails

201.D.17Fireplace “Frieze”, below mantelDiagonal reeding, cut nails, a few broken reeds

Blue bedroom, Room 201, Wall DDoor casing detail

Albert DeMerittHistory of the Town of Durham, 1913

Exterior front eave, “Room 001,” Wall CJohn Butler, January 2012

Ell, Exterior west eave, “Room 002,” Wall BJohn Butler, January 2012

Exterior rear eave, “Room 001,” Wall AJohn Butler, January 2012

Ell, Exterior rear gable, “Room 002,” Wall AJohn Butler, January 2012

Blue Parlor, Room 105, Wall A, outlinedJohn Butler, January 2012

203.B.12Mantelcut nails

105.C.49Upper rail (above fireplace surround)Wrought nails, tenons

Demeritt HouseTrim TrailerAugust 2012

Summer Kitchen, Room 302, “Wall E”Ceiling lath removalwith Pete Dellea and Reese Crotteau

Blue Bedroom, Room 201, Wall C, outlinedSash and Shutters before dismantling

Blue Bedroom, Room 201, Subwall CSubwall framing creates cavity for sliding shutter

Pink Room, Room 101, Subwall CSubwall framing (alternate) creates cavity for sliding shutter

Ell Exterior, “Room 002,” Walls A & DWeather-jointed sheathingNorthwest corner

Exterior, Room 001, Wall ASheathing labeling at Ell gable

Demeritt House frameNortheast cornerAugust 2012

Ell Frame DismantlingDave Ewing, Jim Rudolf, Brian Cox, Andrew CushingJuly 2012

Ell Bent 1 post removalScott Lewis and Dave Ewing

Ell Bent 1 Post Detail“Dragon” spike

Demeritt House Frame ModelJessica MilNeil, August 2012

Demeritt House Frame ModelFront chimney elevationAugust 2012

Chimney mid-dismantlingPlan view, three flues

Demeritt House Frame, Wall DFirst Crane Day

Demeritt House Frame, Wall DFirst Crane Day

Demeritt House FrameFirst Crane DayArron Sturgis, Scott Lewis, Jessica MilNeil, Seth Rowell

Front StairsMarine-wrappedSecond crane day

Demeritt House(in trailers)Jim Rudolf, Scott Lewis

Demeritt HouseFirst floor framing, and remaining chimney massAttentive crew