Bill has finally finished repairing and replacing attic beams at Old Farm. They look sculptural to me with so much whittling, notching and customized work done to very old; dense wood. Lovely to look at while lying in bed here. The original roof planks above them are up to 2' wide like the original floors in this old farmhouse which was built by a true Pilgrim's son. Old Farm sits on Barnstable land bought from the Indian's by one of 12 followers of Reverend John Lathrop before he actually arrived, and when land became scarce in the first Pymouth Colony. George Lewis and his son from Kent, England (weavers) bought a large land parcel and a next generation son; Benjamin built Old Farm on the prettiest piece of this property near large Lake Wequaquet. Original beams and floor boards downstairs, below. House history researched at Sturgis Library; Barnstable, MA.
Old Farm used to host Harvard's Girl's Rowing Team
who slept in the loft, stored their boats on the lawn,
and trained on the lake in summertime.
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