William Pitcher Farmstead HSR

the door to 204. There is a broken Norfolk latch; only a portion of the back plate and
the handle remain. The size of this door, along with the paint ghosts of strap hinges,
suggests that it may have been the original door to 202 at the time of the circa 1775
campaign of renovation.
Systems: There is a ceramic light fixture with a pull chain on the ceiling. There is a hole
in the floor to the south of the chimney with a grate to allow heat to rise from below.
Finishes: The ceiling and walls of 204 are coated with latex paint. The flat stock trim is
coated with latex as well. The jamb of the south window on the east gable end which,
based on it being single hung and having the muntin profile, dates to the later 18th
century (along with the 103 sidelights and the 107 west window). It has traces of a
grainy bright green pigment. (APPENDIX VII: Finish Analysis)
Evolution: Room 204 is the most finished of the upper level rooms. The relatively
recent partitioning of the storage area 205, painted floor, drywall cladding, baseboard
molding, closed ceiling, and the fact that it is the only room upstairs with a fireplace,
make it by far the most comfortable seeming room in the house. (Note: 201 may have
also had a fireplace before the chimney was removed in the 1980s.) Given that at
some point in the 19th century, there were two doors into 204, one from the hallway
and one from the dormer room, it is likely that 204, like 201, was divided into two
rooms.
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