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 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. 
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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.)

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  • Home
  • Virtual Content
    • A Day in the Life
    • Digital Tapestry
    • "The Prospect of Summer" Companion Exhibit
    • See Their Names Exhibit
    • Society Timeline 1922-2022
    • This Land is YOUR Land
    • The DNA of Shelter Island
    • Voices from the Vault
    • Then & Now
    • Witness the Manhansett
    • Walter Cole Brigham
    • Alan Shields
    • Helena Hernmarck
    • British Woolworks
    • "Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen"
  • Havens Store
  • Education
    • The Shelter Island History Project
    • Race, Ethnicity & Class on SI, 1652-2013
  • Living History Project
  • The History Center
    • 2022 Exhibit: Once on this Island
    • Construction
  • The Collections
    • Digital Collections >
      • New York Heritage Digital Collections
    • Donate to the Collections
    • Finding Aids
    • Film Collection
    • House/Building Registry Project
  • The Havens House
    • Renovation
    • Havens DIMONscape
    • History of Shelter Island
  • The Society
    • Leadership
    • Partners
  • Support
    • Donate Now
    • Elizabeth Pedersen Educational Fund
    • Volunteer
  • Calendar
    • 2023 Events & Programs >
      • May 27-Sept 2 : Havens Market
      • June 10: Shelter Island House Tour
      • July 20-23: "The Lords of Menantic" Musical
      • July 24-Aug 4: Brooklyn Acting Lab
      • July 29: 1970's Dance Party
      • Aug 8-22 Adult Ceramic Program
      • August Children's Ceramic Program
  • Contact
  • Directors' Log In