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Historic Commission presentation 2016-01-25.pptxHistoric Northampton Presentation to the Northampton Historical Commission Episode 4 - January 25, 2016 1 Previously on Historic Northampton & the Historical Commission . . . 2 Progress on Parsons Structural 3 New basement supporting lean-to 4 Progress in Basements: Before 5 Progress in Basements: After 6 Progress on Windows 7 Storm windows – nearly invisible 8 Tonight, our story continues . . . Episode 4: Déjà vu all over again 9 STILL working on the same priorities Structural stability Keeping out water Reducing heating costs 10 Parsons House, 1719 Shepherd House, 1798 Focus on work funded by 2015 CPC Shepherd Barn, c. 1800 Damon House, 1813 11 Damon House Structural support in center of house Waterproof both basements Reset front doorstep stone Rebuild brick veranda walkway Replace the roof Repair ornamental front porch Remove two unneeded modern windows 12 Damon – add support in center 13 Basement ceiling hides problem 14 Probably fix as we did Shepherd 15 Water damage to wall and collections 16 Reset front step to prevent water from running into basement 17 Damon Ed Wing water problems 18 Brick walk tilts toward basement Rain seeps into basement 19 Fix requires supporting inner edge of walk Remove existing walk Dig down against basement wall At intervals, insert protruding blocks into the foundation below ground level Pour concrete slab supported on protruding blocks Lay brick on top 20 Vapor barrier/insulation installed lining both basements 21 Damon needs a new roof 22 New work will match recent repairs 23 Balustrade comes off for work, then put back 24   Front doorway balustrade repaired (already approved by NHC) 25 Remove unneeded windows (already approved by NHC) 26 Parsons House 27 Knob & tube wiring - before 28 Knob & tube wiring - after 29 Aargh 30 Parsons ell structural work 31 Replace sills, lower posts Replace sills and probably lower posts Replace sill section below this corner 32 Repairing porch (already NHC approved) is not enough 33 Sills under porch are rotted 34 Need to replace short length of sill on west side as well 35 Minor repairs 36 Dryer pipes would be on same wall and look like existing ones. 37 The dryer vent has to be at least 10 feet from the existing furnace vents. That’s about where Charles is digging. 38 Where exactly are they? BRIDGE STREET 39 From about 20’ away 40 Shepherd Barn Structural Repairs (not funded by CPC in recent round) 41 Historically interesting 42 Significant damage to sills and posts 43 Roof leaks caused more damage 44 More roof leaks 45 Major tie in trouble 46 Plan for south (front) and west sides Previous slide showing junction of post, plate and girt are of this area. Three posts on south wall to be replaced, as well as part of the front plate over the main door and part of the center east girt. Entire floor support structure to be replaced. 47 Back wall of barn Diagram at right shows north (back) elevation with replacement of sill and section of the rear plate. 48 Plan of work for barn – stage 1 SUMMER 2016 HN Staff moves collections and cleans the barn Photographs and documents barn structure Get dendro dating if we can afford it APRIL 2017 Contractor prepares building for archaeology Remove floor and first floor partitions (original boards saved and numbered but not modern 1980s changes) MAY 2017 Archaeologists conduct a site examination Goal to determine if any major features lie under the site about to be disturbed and to collect a sampling of artifacts 49 Plan of work for barn – stage 2 JUNE-JULY 2017 Contractor and timber-framer repair frame Add concrete footings with layer of ice-and-water shield on top Wait to install sill at gable-end by driveway until after excavation phase AUGUST 2017 Dig out 18-24” under the floor, remove dirt and grade evenly Lay vapor barrier over surface, topped with gravel or crushed stone Add non-bearing concrete walls between footings to deter “critters” and below-surface foam-board to deter frost 50 Plan of work for barn – stage 3 SEPTEMBER 2017 Install wiring and plumbing while access is easy Replace floor using original boards where possible Replace exterior sheathing, repair and re-hang doors and paint barn Restore original interior walls in west side   OCTOBER 2017 Install expanded wiring and lighting for main barn Rebuild stairway to second floor exhibit area and handicap bathroom and utility closet in already modernized section of barn SPRING 2018 Return collections to barn and set up areas for public use 51 Work on barn depends on CPC funding CPC interested in project in 2015, but not sufficient funding Encouraged us to reapply, which we will in spring or fall 2016 52