Category Archives: Around Deerfield
Deerfield School Houses
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School houses in early Deerfield were arranged in districts within walking distance of nearly every student. Eventually there were sixteen districts, each electing its own moderator, clerk, auditors, and a Prudential Committee of three people, who were essentially the school board of that district.
Town Hall Energy Audit
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Town Hall Energy Audit was completed by SEEDS November 2021 – Sustainable Energy Education & Demonstration Services for the Deerfield Energy Committee and funded by Eversource.
Based on investing $60,074 into the thermal envelope or shell of the Town Hall is estimated to save $7,018 a year heating costs based on 2019 occupancy patterns and the current price of $3.25 per gallon of oil. [This was the price at the time of the audit]. At that price, a simple payback would be less than nine years and a 4.4% annual return on investment for each of the 25 years life of measure. Read a quick overview of the audit.
The Deerfield Town Hall was constructed in 1856 and noted as one of New Hampshire’s best public examples of Greek Revival Architecture. It is on the National Register of Historic Place and is the centerpiece of the Historic District.
Old Fodder Cutter – in the Barn, Around Deerfield
Old barns are often full of treasurers. Here is an old fodder cutter. What kind of old treasures have you found in your Deerfield barn or garage?
Cobbler Shop? Wash House? – Around Deerfield
You might see a noumber of these small outbuildings when driving around Deerfield. They were generally know as craft houses, cobbler’s or “ten footer” shops. Being a Yankee farmer often meant having many different income streams. One possiblity was to make shoes. Shoes were either made in these small houses or leather was cut in a central location ( Epping, Derry or Portsmouth) and farmed out to home piece workers to complete the work.
Shops had lots of window to provide light for the craftsman. Sometimes they were attached to the main house. This one on Church Street was changed to a laundry facility at some point in time. The inside has a double wash tub and has hooks on opposite walls to string laundry lines. Do you have “out buildings” attached or stand alone?
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- Shoemakers in a “ten-footer” shop.
- Daniel Hunkins Shoe Shop, Buttonwoo Museum, Haverhill MA
- A Humble Cobbler’s Shop Gets a New Life, Yarmouth MA
- Robert Mathews Custom Shoemaker, Deerfield NH
Built in Storage – Around Deerfield
Build in storage is part of many ol and new home in Deerfield. Often they are rough and made of whatever was on hand.
Do you have built in storage in your home?
Decorative Corbel – Around Deerfield
to older houses.
This decorative corbel is stripped for repair and restoration. Decorative corbels were often added to older home to upate them to a more “contemporary” Victorian look. This one in on a Deerfield home at the Parade. Can you find it? Do you have an interesting architectural detail on your Deerfield home?