7. Staircase
This staircase is not original. In the first house, three steps went up to the left, and then narrow stairs led up to the two rooms above. A chimney and cooking hearth stood where the current staircase starts. Buildings of this period usually had two doors, north and south, for a cross breeze, so rooms didn’t overheat while cooking.
To learn more about the construction of the 1743 Havens House you can watch these two videos below with Chris Fokine and Mark Avery.
(Continue to the room to the left of the staircase.)
This staircase is not original. In the first house, three steps went up to the left, and then narrow stairs led up to the two rooms above. A chimney and cooking hearth stood where the current staircase starts. Buildings of this period usually had two doors, north and south, for a cross breeze, so rooms didn’t overheat while cooking.
To learn more about the construction of the 1743 Havens House you can watch these two videos below with Chris Fokine and Mark Avery.
(Continue to the room to the left of the staircase.)