Concord, Massachusetts. The Old Manse House is an historic home next to the site of the first battle of the Revolutionary War. A hundred years later, this home was a meeting place for writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David Thoreau.
Marty Harris 10:15 am on April 29, 2010 | #
Golly! You do cool landscapes.
Hi, Susan.
renefijten 11:59 am on April 29, 2010 | #
Looks like bare trees, still winter over there?
trebor61 12:18 pm on April 29, 2010 | #
I saw this on your flickr page and mentioned that John Stremikis had sent me a copy of H D Thoreau’s “Walking”. Its great to be able to match the author with a place he used. The roof, shown in the left hand building, is typical of early American architecture from the period around 1700 onwards. Its called a “Gambrel” roof and not, as usually called, a “Mansard” roof which has the double slope on all four sides. You got it just right, Susan. (Clever clogs Mcd strikes again!
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Rudat 1:36 pm on April 29, 2010 | #
The trees were just beginning to bud while I was in New England 2 weeks ago. Bob, thank you for the information on the architectural style. I saw plenty of Mansard roof houses as well as the Gambrel style. I always wonder why the doors don’t have porches for protection from the rain and snow. Thanks for commenting!
Joseph R Tomlinson 10:27 pm on April 29, 2010 | #
great work! i’ll be in maine next week, i hear where i’m going got a bunch of snow… the rock wall reminds me of the ones in the woods where i grew up in pennsylvania.
Nikira 7:49 am on April 30, 2010 | #
Cool! Beautiful house. We have rock wall Upstate too.
Margie 8:41 am on April 30, 2010 | #
so picturesque!