tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post9031574137031150063..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Jane's Walk: Site 13Carole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-975985465842356832012-05-15T00:59:40.261-04:002012-05-15T00:59:40.261-04:00Carole,
Do you know when the oriel bays were popul...Carole,<br />Do you know when the oriel bays were popular in Hudson?They appear here and there around town.They are usually in the small front room<br />at top of stair,above entrance to upstairs if storefront or front hall if residential,necessitating the removal of window and enlarging opening from floor to ceiling and width of room.Not a simple project ,as then they are cantilevered and bracketed,from below.<br />The craziest one is 2 story one suspended between 447? Warren(lawyers office)twin buildings,that look like the the roof gable was added and second story windows reconfigured.I could be completely wrong but That whole thing looks "modernized"out of 2 buildings and the space in between is the double oriel.<br />I was also wondering if the house at 6 East Court was Victorianized?(is that a word ?)<br />In the case of West Court St above ,they widened the front door below.<br /><br />In a wood building ,it would be a somewhat less complicated ,but with a brick building,some added difficulty would ensue.<br /> I have old books that are manuals on HOW TO remodel your boring old colonial house,into a"modern Victorian"like<br />OLD HOMES<br />MADE NEW <br />By William M. Woollett, 1878<br />that has kits and plans from making your house have a slate Mansard roof or towers ETC.to selling pre-milled gingerbread and other architectural ornamentation ETC.,but I haven't found a source yet of promoting the oriel window, to date them here in Hudson<br />Sorry to bombard you with so many questions.<br />I am so thoroughly enjoying your "Jane's Walks" <br />Thank youPrison Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059050028975347899noreply@blogger.com