This little house will be on the 2012 tour. An old photo showed it close to the new path of Cty. Hwy 110. The photo at left is a portion of that old photo. (The whole photo is shown below) Using this photo, the new location of the house was located just up the road. It would seem to be an easy solution. But this little house has been a mystery. It is shown on the Stark property, where at one time there was a harness shop. But this particular house was built in 1909, long after the original harness maker died. In the 1910 census, William Stark, who owned the brick house next to it (not shown in this photo) was listed as running a feed store. But other than that document, no documents have been found as to who built the house or why and the house, today, does not appear to be used as a store. An historian's job is to unravel mysteries,,,and this one continues to confuse me!
JULY 10, 2012 - I can't tell you how many hours I have worked on this house. Three items have surfaced as to its origin and purpose, but nothing conclusive. The builder's name, however, was discovered, Davis Harland Anderson. So that has been helpful. Also, after looking at other houses built at that time, it was noted that they all had a similar Victorian design.
In 1895, the railroad had finally made it to Broadalbin. There was also a plank road from Broadalbin to Fish House. With this vast improvement in transportation, it seems that these small houses were built as summer residences. Fish House had long been the summer home for wealthy families. With the coming of the railroad, it opened the way up for others to easily enjoy it as well.
JULY 10, 2012 - I can't tell you how many hours I have worked on this house. Three items have surfaced as to its origin and purpose, but nothing conclusive. The builder's name, however, was discovered, Davis Harland Anderson. So that has been helpful. Also, after looking at other houses built at that time, it was noted that they all had a similar Victorian design.
In 1895, the railroad had finally made it to Broadalbin. There was also a plank road from Broadalbin to Fish House. With this vast improvement in transportation, it seems that these small houses were built as summer residences. Fish House had long been the summer home for wealthy families. With the coming of the railroad, it opened the way up for others to easily enjoy it as well.
AUGUST 20, 2012
This little house continues to snag my attention. I was researching another house, the one I call the Hascy House and found a real estate ad from 1913. It stated that there was also a "man's cottage" on the grounds. The builder of the Hascy House is the same builder of this little house pictured above. I then went to a 1911 map and found that the lot that this little cottage ended up on was owned by Hascy in 1911. So now my thoughts are...did this little house originate on the Hascy estate and then get moved to where it is now? Is the photo above showing the house in transport and not where it was originally? Time to go to the Town Clerk to see if I can unravel this mystery. I also contacted Hascy relatives for any photos, hopefully they have some showing this little cottage!
This little house continues to snag my attention. I was researching another house, the one I call the Hascy House and found a real estate ad from 1913. It stated that there was also a "man's cottage" on the grounds. The builder of the Hascy House is the same builder of this little house pictured above. I then went to a 1911 map and found that the lot that this little cottage ended up on was owned by Hascy in 1911. So now my thoughts are...did this little house originate on the Hascy estate and then get moved to where it is now? Is the photo above showing the house in transport and not where it was originally? Time to go to the Town Clerk to see if I can unravel this mystery. I also contacted Hascy relatives for any photos, hopefully they have some showing this little cottage!
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