tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857815839256097793.post1300762776824902171..comments2021-08-08T14:15:49.993-07:00Comments on Hawkins House: Oh Hawkins House, How Old Art Thou, Really?John Poolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01981702207515751451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857815839256097793.post-5097921864553418202011-04-13T13:45:18.772-07:002011-04-13T13:45:18.772-07:00Colleen ~ Thanks for visiting and commenting! To m...Colleen ~ Thanks for visiting and commenting! To me, the Orcutt & Beardsley comment basically says "we don't know for sure. It might be this one. Or maybe not". What led me to conclude "probably not" is the collective opinion of a handful of experts on what generally constituted 1st & 3rd period homes. Houses were seldom razed gratuitously back then. So much work went into building them that they were always reused somehow. I've found no evidence of a "house within a house" in my case, though. I believe my house was built whole, not converted from something else. If there was a previous house, it was most like moved elsewhere. Otherwise, we'll just have to see what results the dendrochronological dating comes up with. And it's really too bad your uncle has disdained the use of computers, because he might rather enjoy this story! :-)John Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981702207515751451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857815839256097793.post-20877554077405588012011-04-13T13:15:10.236-07:002011-04-13T13:15:10.236-07:00"...built a house where now the old Hawkins h..."...built a house where now the old Hawkins house stands" this is interesting. So I would think this implies, as you have also stated, that the Hawkins House is the newer home built where the older home may have been. What if the old house was not completely razed but only partially? "The only summer beams are found in the first floor system, visible from the cellar." Maybe they only saved a very small portion of the original structure. I like this mystery! When do you think the dendrochronological studies would be done?Colleen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363526948849559599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857815839256097793.post-78190235274272589052011-04-11T07:20:30.358-07:002011-04-11T07:20:30.358-07:00Allison ~ No, not really that disappointed. As som...Allison ~ No, not really that disappointed. As some one with a scientific background like yourself, I really appreciate and enjoy the process of establishing new facts and building more accurate world views, rather than basking in myth and unfounded hearsay. And it will be very interesting to see what sort of results the dendrochronological analyses produce! I am really curious about that.John Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981702207515751451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3857815839256097793.post-45342205185085962282011-04-11T04:31:20.401-07:002011-04-11T04:31:20.401-07:00Great post, John. So, are you disappointed to find...Great post, John. So, are you disappointed to find that your home may not be as old as you'd thought?Allison A. Bailes III, PhDhttp://blog.energyvanguard.comnoreply@blogger.com