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Electrical firemaking involves the contact of an electrically heated object to tinder. A current is run through the object until it is red hot, like the burners on an electric stove, and it is brought into contact with the tinder, lighting it. For example, a foil-paper chewing gum wrapper will heat-up and ignite; or a flashlight battery coming ...
The long sash windows which open from the main rooms onto the verandah feature hinged dog-doors at floor level. At the end of the hall, the house divides into two wings, one dowel-balustraded verandah on the left leading to the bathroom and two bedrooms, and the other on the right to the former study and service rooms including a kitchen ...
The house is a 24 by 25 feet (7.3 m × 7.6 m) one-story wood frame building that is situated on a 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) rural lot. The interior is sectioned into four rooms. Front and back porches were added in 1928. [3] Additional outbuildings were added in the early 1900s. [4]
A California couple watched the Eaton Fire destroy their beloved home of 40 years “in the blink of an eye” through a doorbell camera as they fled with just a few cherished items and their dogs.
The original house on the site, an 1862 construction that was built for $5,000, was destroyed by fire on December 13, 1865. [6] [7] A new brick building was constructed in 1868 in the Second Empire style for the cost of $12,000. [7] A colonial revival porch and porte-cochere were added in 1900.
A carriage house is located on the rear of the property. [4] In 1911, local businessman and cattle baron Winfield Scott purchased the house from the Whartons. [2] [3] Scott renovated the home and the grounds at the time. [4] In 1940, the mansion was acquired by the Girls Service League of Fort Worth. [2] The house was then empty from 1968 to ...
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NFL draft picks, carolers and bacon in a bar. Victor, a Central Pennsylvania native, and Pelton, a native of the Philippines who came to the U.S. as a child in the 1970s, have lived in ...