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Tour of the Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House
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" Now the approach that you've taken here is one that requires a great deal patients I know that to Yeltsin there's so much archaeology involved he tussle about that what what we're looking at up here for example."
" what I've done is I've moved to -- his back away originally was. One of ovals with a moment. And 1850. Affordable for the civil war -- updated its highest degree were viable so what is it as it -- as there is that the back hall. All pollutants and doing Bob with -- put back to. Howard was originally agent -- it written down so is all this new work or aren't I don't somewhat that of well most of -- smooth some over the old like this battlefield. -- from the original staircase which got moved to the back."
" This element that's known as the span girls so this is an original one guy is correct you've carved all the replicates design hardware wrong carpenter on this tour brought -- Help. People were down towards its behavior is going to order as your arms around through an unhappy clients. We'll -- now this is off southern yellow pine that you -- throughout -- plan. -- end up at the top I noticed that there's. Like is that degree heat. That runs along the bottom of the baluster that's those old flag that was found in the well. An actual fragment a battle flag. All of the revival. The annual Greek it would won't answer you've made that. The -- travel over the -- pretty. And he -- the octagon which is more or less -- motif of the house is an area octagonal parlors. Well that's right total -- companion. Who was an English architect in the mid eighteenth century rule -- books. That most of our -- and blue ceiling in there is that something that would authentic yes. Well there -- three coats of what it was as though and the last one. What was one was born."
" The medallions have been destroyed. What you could go -- the group points of the sticking point -- put it. -- then drove out of and -- of the design books that's what happens oak leaves. As a declaration the one that was -- octagonal forward we will go little -- well governor yeah you're good. -- bad backward about it from the sticking point and the octagonal parlors through here yes they octagonal -- through here. But it was the octagonal planned very very popular in Richmond yes it was. Well great -- Because when one reporter appropriates for all the rest on the Portland. -- many survived. This is only one that's an urban renewal did away most of them him and again. This is a work in progress you've got this scaffolding right in the room what's happening with its like putting the original. Go with a -- Part of it had to be taken project in the condition and of course the plaster was out or but the plaster cornice -- yes. That's a workable and the athletes -- told me and who want to ladies and can very easily. Four year old MacDonald who and technically."
" And again the octagon repeats throughout the flat part of -- news. And then everything else in the room seems to be coming together let's talk about the wainscoting is here again you can see all the beautiful southern yellow pine yes. This is what's here or you are regretted I've been rebels and all of that was here except the pieces that were missing moments out of our ports and so this is new. That's very county but rather -- they've made it with the dots went up about. -- the -- for -- for -- to hold ago and it's also let in at an angle of its like what are don't. To him. And this is what maybe six boards to your -- there so that'll be going right in place. And the effort that's for the."
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