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Gettysburg’s William Patterson House Stabilization Update

October 15, 2009



The chinking is being placed between the logs on the William Patterson House. The Taneytown Road is on the left. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

Chinking is now being placed between the logs of the William Patterson House. The National Park Service hopes to finish the chinking within two weeks, finish stabilizing the interior, and then begin to put on the board and batten siding.



This photograph shows the different stages of the chinking process. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



No yet work on chinking the west side. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



Most of the chinking has been completed on the north side. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



The chinking is just beginning on the east side. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.



The National Park Service hopes to have the building completely enclosed before winter begins. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:25 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

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