kurt Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 The exterior walls are all poured concrete, 1867. I wasn't aware of poured (placed) concrete walls in this age house. Anyone ever seen a concrete house pre-1890? I never have. Any of these in NY, Fabry? Download Attachment: house small.jpg 72.66 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Late 1880's is the earliest stuff using portland based concrete around here. And they're rare. Gothic /italianate with stucco... that's rare as well. You have all the fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 If you can prove that date, the house should get an historical marker planted out front. 1867 - Kurt's inspection house. 1868 - First shipment of Portland cement to the US. 1871 - First production of Portland cement in the US, about 20 miles from my home. 1871 - Construction began on the first documented formed concrete house. 1908 - Dr. Henry Mercer encapsulates an historic PA farmhouse and carriage house in concrete, now considered "historically significant architecture". (He should have been convicted of crimes against architecture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Bill, Is that your office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Originally posted by inspecthistoric If you can prove that date, the house should get an historical marker planted out front. 1867 - Kurt's inspection house. 1868 - First shipment of Portland cement to the US. 1871 - First production of Portland cement in the US, about 20 miles from my home. 1871 - Construction began on the first documented formed concrete house. 1908 - Dr. Henry Mercer encapsulates an historic PA farmhouse and carriage house in concrete, now considered "historically significant architecture". (He should have been convicted of crimes against architecture) Hmmmm......It's registered w/the Evanston Historical Society as the "Grout House", 1867. The storyline goes that it was the original manor/farm house and they owned all the land around it. It's appropriately located for that. The attic had concrete walls @ the gable & dormers. It was concrete, footer to rafter, for sure. The bumped out thing @ the left w/the corbeled brick was an addition from approx. 1900. I'm going to be looking into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bernhardt Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Man, you guys back east get all the cool stuff. Chris, Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Yeah, but you got the Gorge & Hood River..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 This one isn't as old as Kurt's; maybe around 1925. It is one of five or six in Owosso, Mi. The unique thing is none are the same, except for the "biskit" block foundations. Don't know much else about them other than they are in excellent repair for age and exposures. Download Attachment: DSC00031-1.JPG 90.83 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Kurt: Are you sure that the house was not relocated onto a newer foundation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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