§7 The Graham-Brush Log House
"Constructed sometime after 1773 by Lewis Graham."
by
R. A. Davis
Background
TBD
Phase 1 Report (History)
Lewis Graham's House in Pine Plains: A Revolutionary Log Building
by Neil Larson
Published (2000) in The Hudson River Valley Review
[Larson, Neil. "Lewis Graham's House: A Revolutionary Log Building." Volume XVII, No. 1 (March, 2000), pp. 56 - 80.]
Topics include (with numerous illustrations):
- General Description
- Log House, Phase I: c1776
- Log House, Phase II: c1776-1780
- Log Architecture
- Temporary Log Housing During the Revolutionary War
- The Graham Family
- Evidence of Lewis Graham's Presence in Pine Plains
- Alfred Brush and the Redefinition of the Log House
- The Dibblee Era: Graham-Brush House as a Historic Relic
- Recent History
Phase 2 Report (Archaeology)
Archaeological Investigation
(10.3 Mbytes, in PDF format)
OPRHP 99PR1492
Prepared for: Little Nine Partners Historical Society
P.O. Box 243
Pine Plains, New York 12567
Prepared by: CITY/SCAPE: Cultural Resource Consultants
166 Hillair Circle
White Plains, New York 10605
Submitted: May 2008
Table of Contents
| Management Summary Phase 2 Archaeological Investigation
| Introduction | 1
| Background Information | 2
| Household History and Census Data for the Graham-Brush Log House | 3
| Architectural History of the Graham-Brush Log House | 5
| Phase I B Reconnaissance Survey of the Graham-Brush Log House | 7
| Field Methodology | 9
| Laboratory Methods | 9
| Field Results | 10
| Artifact Analysis from the Graham-Brush Log House | 11
| Dating the Graham-Brush Log House | 16
| Summary and Conclusions | 17
| Bibliography | 20
| APPENDICES:
| Appendix A: Maps & Figures
| Appendix B: Photographs
| Appendix C: Excavation Unit North Wall Profiles Appendix D: Excavation Unit Records
| Appendix E: Artifact Catalog
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The Restoration
Roof
Windows
Utility Cellar
North Lean-to
Bathroom
West Chimney
Footing
Firebox
Liner
Utilities
Exterior
Painting
Cellarway
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