A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....2

[healey36]

Peculiar contents for the interior of a courthouse...perhaps the Civic Club was fitting it out as some sort of museum of early American life. I'm trying to picture the judge spinning wool while he's listening to testimony. Interesting configuration for the fireplaces as well...I've seen them back-to-back, but never corner-to-corner. Nice pic.

[rogruth]

I wonder if the fireplaces share a chimney?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Peculiar contents for the interior of a courthouse...perhaps the Civic Club was fitting it out as some sort of museum of early American life. I'm trying to picture the judge spinning wool while he's listening to testimony.

I think that the spinning wheel might have been the province of the lady of the house, The Judge might have been around the other corner?

Interesting configuration for the fireplaces as well...I've seen them back-to-back, but never corner-to-corner. Nice pic.

I'd bet that's a triple fireplace and the room around back had the 3rd opening. I've seen several of such arrangements in the area. Single chimney for 3 fireplaces.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Your photo reminds me, I believe, having heard it somewhere along the line, that a true "Cape Cod House" had back-to-back fireplaces, one for each room that sat next to each other, especially including the Livingroom/parlor.

[healey36]

I think that the spinning wheel might have been the province of the lady of the house, The Judge might have been around the other corner?

That would be interesting...was a section of the courthouse roped off as a residence for the magistrate? I guess it could have been, just have never seen that sort of arrangement.

Reminds me of the B&O station in Sykesville, Maryland. It's a restaurant now (a pretty good one at that) and a plaque in one of the dining rooms makes the claim that the small upstairs level was living quarters for the station master. I guess that's possible, just never heard of that. The depot in Westminster had a large second level, but that was used for railroad offices and record storage.

[rogruth]

I think that the spinning wheel might have been the province of the lady of the house, The Judge might have been around the other corner?

That would be interesting...was a section of the courthouse roped off as a residence for the magistrate? I guess it could have been, just have never seen that sort of arrangement.

Reminds me of the B&O station in Sykesville, Maryland. It's a restaurant now (a pretty good one at that) and a plaque in one of the dining rooms makes the claim that the small upstairs level was living quarters for the station master. I guess that's possible, just never heard of that. The depot in Westminster had a large second level, but that was used for railroad offices and record storage.

I think quarters for stationmasters et al, were rather common at one time.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Wouldn't be my choice to traverse, but kids might enjoy it.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Wouldn't be my choice to traverse, but kids might enjoy it.

Yes, not sure I've ever seen an open step arch bridge like that before.....

[rex desilets]

Looks kinda Asian.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Looks kinda Asian.

Japanese inspired probably - there was a rather large interest in all things Japanese in the late 19th / early 20th century.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Looks kinda Asian.

An interesting perspective. I hadn't thought of that, but now that you mention it, I can see what you mean, Rex.
daMurph

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

The personalities evident in the clothing choices, facial expressions and approach to the presence of the camera, as well as body-English and
Joire d' vivre are fascinating. Each individual portrait speaks volumes, in my opinion.

P.S. I wouldn't have bee surprised if the top name, referring to the person on the far-left, had read: Eleanor Roosevelt, instead. She looks so much like the First Lady did at one time.