Cory House 406: New Door
New Door. Photograph taken April, 2005.
View MoreCory House 430: Renovated Interior
Renovated interior. Photograph dated August 2, 2006.
View MoreCory House 456: Renovating Interior
Renovating the interior. Photograph dated September 2006.
View MoreCory House 485: More Paint Samples
More paint color samples for the exterior.
View MoreCory House 363: Addition, Clapboards
Clapboards on front and gable of addition.
View MoreCory House 310: Sill Repair on West End
Sill repair on west end.
View MoreCory House 320: Roof Stripping
Stripping the roof shingles
View MoreCory House 324: Ell Sills
Sills on west end of Ell.
View MoreCory House 270: Rafters in Old House
Rafters in old house.
View MoreCory House 292: Beginning Renovation on Front
Stripping the imitation brick siding from the front.
View MoreCory House 297: Original Windows - Exterior
Location of original windows. Bottom of window.
View MoreCory House 236: Old Kitchen Ceiling
Close-up view of old kitchen ceiling.
View MoreCory House 248: Kitchen to Sink Room
Original door location. Kitchen to Sink Room.
View MoreCory House 217: Ell Bedrooms
Bedrooms framed in Ell on second floor.
View MoreCory House 218: Ell Rafters
Rafters in Ell.
View MoreCory House 221: Old Kitchen
Old Kitchen, showing ceiling, stairs, and pantry.
View MoreCory House 224: Kitchen Hidden Doorway
Kitchen hidden doorway.
View MoreCory House 228: Pantry
Pantry in Ell, Kitchen.
View MoreCory House 226: Kitchen, South End
Kitchen, south end.
View MoreCory House 195: Window Patched, Second Floor, East
Window patched on the second floor, east.
View MoreCory House 170: Framing Southeast Chamber
New framing in Southeast Chamber.
View MoreCory House 171: Framing in Northeast Chamber
New Framing in Northeast Chamber.
View MoreCory House 176: Southeast Parlor
New framing and mantle in the southeast parlor.
View MoreCory House 180: Summer Beam, Southeast Parlor
Summer beam in the southeast parlor.
View MoreCory House 111: Northeast Parlor Firebox
Northeast parlor firebox.
View MoreCory House 121: Old Kitchen Firebox
Original Kitchen fireplace.
View MoreCory House 125: Trim Removed from Kitchen Fireplace
Trim removed from old kitchen fireplace.
View MoreCory House 126: New Kitchen Hearth Support
New hearth support in kitchen.
View MoreCory House 100: South Chamber Hearth Mark
South Chamber Hearth Mark.
View MoreCory House 102: South Chamber Mantle
South Chamber Mantle stripped.
View MoreCory House 092: Southeast Parlor Fireplace
Fireplace in the southeast parlor on the first floor.
View MoreCory House 096: Northeast Second Floor Mantle and Closet
Photo showing the firebox opening, mantle and closet in the second floor northeast bed chamber. "This room is identical to the southeast bed chamber. The opening for the firebox is four feet wide by three feet high. A full length, small...
View MoreCory House 098: South Chamber Firebox History
Behind the South Chamber Firebox. Showing the construction and history.
View MoreCory House 084: Back Entrance
Back entrance of the old house.
View MoreCory House 080: Stairway and Smoke Door
From Anne W. Baker's Site and Building Summary for Cory Farm Complex: "Half way up the stairs is a 6'4" tall by 2'9" wide doorway that originally opened into a chamber or smoke room built into the brick chimney."
View MoreCory House 076: Second Floor Back Stairs
Second Floor Back Stairs. Northwest.
View MoreCory House 062: Original Back Entry
Original Back Entry. Imitation brick siding removed. Photograph taken November, 2004.
View MoreCory House 052: Ghost Door
Ghost Door found in the Southeast Chamber, west wall.
View MoreCory House 042: Brick Floor
Brick floor.
View MoreCory House 044: Wooden Flashing
Wooden Flashing. Ell to House.
View MoreCory House 007: After Restoration
Cory House Restored.
View MoreCory House 008: Front of Cory House before Restoration
"The two story center chimney, double pile house is Georgian in plan... In the early 1900s the house was covered with imitation brick siding applied over 19th century shingles... After removing the imitation brick siding we discovered the...
View MoreCory House 011: Back View
Back view of the Cory House exterior.
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"The Cory complex includes an oak timber-framed dwelling house; a two-story, double-pile, gable roofed, center-chimney house; a cow barn; and foundations of various out-building. Surrounded by stone walls, the buildings are situated on the west side of Cornell Rd. amid open meadows and cow pastures." (from Anne W. Baker's Site and Building Summary - Cory Farm Complex)
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Documentation
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Cory Family Information
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Cory Family Society Newsletter, July 2002
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Cory Farm Family History
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Cory House: History
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Cory House: Letter to Abbot Cummings, regarding door frame
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Cory House: Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award, 2007
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Cory House: National Register of Historic Places Eligibility
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Cory House: Nomination for MHC Award, Steve Tyson's Letter of Support
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Cory House: Site and Building Summary - Cory Farm Complex
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Cory House: Statement of Criteria for Massachusetts Historical Commission Nomination
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Cory House: Thomas Cory First Will
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Cory House: Will Simplified
Drawings and Plans
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Cory House Renovation: Driveway Easement
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Cory House Renovation: Kitchen Firebox
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Cory House Renovation: Oven Design
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Cory House Renovation: Plat and Lot Map
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Cory House Renovation: Second Floor Firebox
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Site Plan Drawing
Images
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Cory House 005: Cory House before Restoration
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Cory House 007: After Restoration
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Cory House 008: Front of Cory House before Restoration
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Cory House 009: North End Exterior
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Cory House 010: West End Exterior
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Cory House 011: Back View
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Cory House 012: Addition, Back View
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Cory House 013: Cory Barn
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Cory House 014: Barn with Silo
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Cory House 015: Core Sample
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Cory House 016: Drill End
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Cory House 017: Getting Core Sample
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Cory House 018: Tree
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Cory House 019: Drilling Tree
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Cory House 020: Lye Leaching Stone
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Cory House 022: Anne looking at Drill Holes
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Cory House 023: Anne looking at Drill Holes
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Cory House 026: Drill Hole Close-up
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Cory House 027: Drill Holes in Rock
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Cory House 029: Drill Hole Depth
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Cory House 034: Early Lath
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Cory House 036: Nineteenth Century Lath
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Cory House 038: Notch Door Header
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Cory House 039: House Foundation Edge
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Cory House 040: South Siding Nails
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Cory House 042: Brick Floor
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Cory House 044: Wooden Flashing
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Cory House 046: Mark on Joist
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Cory House 047: Early Photo From the Front
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Cory House 048: Window
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Cory House 049: Photo Showing Original Door on Addition
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Cory House 050: Oldest Door
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Cory House 051: Typical Door Header
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Cory House 052: Ghost Door
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Cory House 054: Southeast Chamber Door
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Cory House 056: Kitchen Doorway
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Cory House 058: Hidden Doorway, Second Floor
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Cory House 060: Lower Door Opening
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Cory House 062: Original Back Entry
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Cory House 066: Back View of Front Door
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Cory House 067: Hidden doors East Parlor
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Cory House 068: Original Bulkhead Opening, Cellar
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Cory House 070: Planks Right of Bulkhead
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Cory House 071: Planks at Back Entry
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Cory House 074: Boards Close-up
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Cory House 075: Back Stairs
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Cory House 076: Second Floor Back Stairs
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Cory House 077: Front Stairs and Smoke Oven
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Cory House 078: Front Stairs
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Cory House 079: Painted Baseboard, Stairway
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Cory House 080: Stairway and Smoke Door
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Cory House 081: Front Stairs, Second Floor
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Cory House 082: Stairs to Attic
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Cory House 083: Stair Door to Chimney
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Cory House 084: Back Entrance
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Cory House 085: Top of Ell Stairs
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Cory House 086: Transom
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Cory House 090: Northeast Parlor Firebox
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Cory House 092: Southeast Parlor Fireplace
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Cory House 094: Southeast Second Floor Firebox
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Cory House 096: Northeast Second Floor Mantle and Closet
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Cory House 098: South Chamber Firebox History
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Cory House 100: South Chamber Hearth Mark
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Cory House 102: South Chamber Mantle
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Cory House 104: South Chamber Mantle Close-up
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Cory House 106: North Chamber Hearth Outline
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Cory House 108: North Chamber Mark of Hearth
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Cory House 109: Trim, North Chamber
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Cory House 110: East Parlor Fireplace
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Cory House 111: Northeast Parlor Firebox
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Cory House 115: Southeast Chamber Doorway
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Cory House 116: Mantle area, First Floor SE
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Cory House 117: South Parlor Mantle and Paneling
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Cory House 118: Close-up Left Corner of Mantle
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Cory House 120: Old Kitchen Firebox
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Cory House 121: Old Kitchen Firebox
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Cory House 123: Trim on Kitchen Fireplace
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Cory House 124: Kitchen Fireplace
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Cory House 125: Trim Removed from Kitchen Fireplace
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Cory House 126: New Kitchen Hearth Support
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Cory House 127: West Room Lintel Back
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Cory House 130: Back of Lintel - Left Side