Old Salt Box House on North
Street in Grafton, MA
This house was built about 1735. The house is still there
today on North Street Grafton , a few houses beyond the present gramma
school. It was land originally Brigham's. Waldo Sessions bought this house
in 1936 from Theodore H. Clark Sr. & converted it as seen in magazine
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10-11-2002 up [email protected]
Photo Taken Oct. 2002 |
Photo Taken Oct. 2002 Sign on fence says "Odlaw House c.1730" |
Photo Taken Oct. 2002 |
These photos below are likely out takes not used in article, but acquired by my mom.
This simple but distinctive design, seen most often in New England where it originated, features a flat front and steeply sloped rear roof line. Usually of frame construction, saltbox houses come in many colors and sizes, and commonly feature a fireplace.
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