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William Patterson House Update



The walls are being reconstructed at the William Patterson House. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

The walls are now rising in the William Patterson House on the Taneytown Road.



It is not very difficult to tell the original wood from the new wood. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The Patterson House is located on the east side of the Taneytown Road. The buildings in the background are near the Michael Frey Farm. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The darker wood is the original wood. Some of this woods dates from the original construction of the house in 1796. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The inside of the east wall. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The kitchen was on this (east) side of the Patterson House. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The kitchen area is the pile of rocks on the right. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The basement stairs are holding… This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



… the slats that are holding the logs together. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The inside of the east wall. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The inside of the west wall. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The logs on the inside of the east wall have tags. The tags show where the logs belong in the wall. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



The bottom log, mostly out of sight, is E-1. The log above E-1 is E-2, the third log from the bottom is E-4, and the current top log here is E-4. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.



This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009.

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Taneytown Road Battlefield Rehabilitation on July 18, 2008.
William Patterson House Stabilization on August 11, 2008.
Cemetery Ridge Rehabilitation Shows Subtleties of Terrain on September 2, 2008.
Tree Cutting on East Side of Cemetery Ridge Covers a Large Area on October 15, 2008.
William Patterson Tree Cutting Update on October 17, 2008.
William Patterson Field Earthworks on October 29, 2008.
Confederate Earthworks on Seminary Ridge on October 30, 2008.
William Patterson Farm Tree Cutting Update on November 9, 2008.
William Patterson Field Earthworks 1890s Photo on November 20, 2008.
William Patterson Farm Update and Patterson Field Panorama #4 on December 12, 2008.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy: Colonel Edward Ephraim Cross Part 2 on January 5, 2009.
William Patterson House Deconstruction on January 18, 2009.
William Patterson House Stabilization: Reconstruction Methods Impressive on January 28, 2009.
William Patterson House Stabilization Update: Foundation Enclosed on February 22, 2009.
William Patterson House Stabilization Update: Foundation Nears Completion on April 5, 2009.
William Patterson House and Old National Park Service Visitor Center Updates on April 15, 2009.
Old Visitor Center and William Patterson House Updates on April 21, 2009.
William Patterson House and Peace Light Updates on May 1, 2009.