Gettysburg’s William Patterson House Stabilization Update
October 3, 2009
The roof has been completed on the William Patterson House. The Taneytown Road is on the left. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
The roof has now been completed on the William Patterson House. Progress on the house has been slow lately, but with the onset of colder weather, the National Park Service is allocating resources to have it completely enclosed before winter.
Four National Park Service employees/volunteers will soon be working exclusively on the house. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
The National Park Service has been experimenting with the proper mixture of material to use in chinking the logs. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
By the way, when one stands in the Patterson Field, there is another recent change. There is now a lawn instead of an unkept field. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
One of the maintenance employees remembered/discovered that before they let this area grow up to be a forest, they used to frequently mow this field. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
So they decided to cut it again, and there is a big difference between the lawn in the foreground, and the overgrown part in the background. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
The National Park Service had been spraying this field which is why the plants are black. Now, since the lawn is working out, they’re going to cut the rest of the field. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
If the whole field becomes a lawn, it will be interesting to see what plans the National Park Service will have for this area. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
There isn’t much time left to see these original logs, some of which date to the 1700s. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
Board and batten siding will again cover the logs. This view was taken facing south at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
Some siding has already made its appearance. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
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