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The description of this house doesn't do it's anomalies justice.
The Sturgeon House is located at the intersection of Water Street and Avonia Road (Pennsylvania Route 98). The house is a rare example of a saltbox house in northwestern Pennsylvania, as well as a house with a recessed side porch.[2] The house is constructed of "stone foundation walls and topped with heavy timber sills which are notched to receive log form beams."[2] The roof of the house is slanted at an angle of 30 degrees.[2] The front door is framed by a cornice and Federal-style entablature and pilaster.[2]
These statements indicate an orientation for the house that contradicts the orientation of all the other saltbox houses portrayed on Wiki.
All these peculiarities conflict with the fact that the building has nicely proportioned Classical details. Are there other saltbox houses like this one?
Amandajm ( talk) 14:38, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
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The description of this house doesn't do it's anomalies justice.
The Sturgeon House is located at the intersection of Water Street and Avonia Road (Pennsylvania Route 98). The house is a rare example of a saltbox house in northwestern Pennsylvania, as well as a house with a recessed side porch.[2] The house is constructed of "stone foundation walls and topped with heavy timber sills which are notched to receive log form beams."[2] The roof of the house is slanted at an angle of 30 degrees.[2] The front door is framed by a cornice and Federal-style entablature and pilaster.[2]
These statements indicate an orientation for the house that contradicts the orientation of all the other saltbox houses portrayed on Wiki.
All these peculiarities conflict with the fact that the building has nicely proportioned Classical details. Are there other saltbox houses like this one?
Amandajm ( talk) 14:38, 6 June 2011 (UTC)