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This is the oldest aerial photo of the farm — 1937 aerial photo

1940 aerial photo

1950 aerial photo

1955 aerial photo

1966 aerial photo

1843 old map

1856 plat map

1864 plat map

1874 Manchester Township plat map

1896 Manchester Township plat map

1915 Manchester Township plat map

~1935 Manchester township plat map

Richard Sutton, 1856

Ann Sutton and children, 1884

Jennie Bowins Sutton and Grant Sutton, 1889

Grant, Jennie, Edith, Harry, Hazel, and Sutton circa 1915

third generation Suttons in front of farmhouse, circa 1915

Kolongowski family about 1924

Shed circa 1949 — Shed circa 1948

About Sept 1948: old chicken coop and workers

About Sept 1948: old chicken coop deconstruction

About April 1949: grandkids and short section coop

Louis and Rose with kids circa 1950s

About 1952: gardeners (2)

About June 1952

About June 1953: grandkids on swing near old shed

April 1955: 3 grandkids on bridge

Sept 1955: 10 grandkids with new shed in background

Nov 1957: 5 grandkids on jalopy with new shed in background

kids on the dock circa 1959

Sybil at grape arbor in farmyard, 1961

Louis Kolongowski about 1966 with grandchild in farmhouse

circa 1900 Sutton Farmstead

Farmhouse 1902 - Grant Sutton with buggy — Farmhouse 1902 – Grant Sutton buggy

1948 Remodeling

Farmhouse Rehab about 1949 with Rose Kolongowski and others — Farmhouse Rehab circa 1949 with Rose Kolongowski and others

Farmhouse (back side) about 1950 with old car — Farmhouse (back side) circa 1950 with old car

Farmhouse circa 1960

1949 renovation revealed in 2023

East view of house after prescribed burn

2009 East Perspective

2014 Vacant Winter at the Farmhouse

2023 East Perspective

Initial siding removal

2023 Front Perspective of Farmhouse

2023 Beginning of Deconstruction

Child’s play wallpaper

Close up of child’s play wallpaper

Back bedroom interior walls exposed

Stairway pre-deconstruction

Stairway in process of deconstruction

Stairway deconstruction

Upstairs bedroom deconstruction

Interior walls exposed

Living room wallpaper exposed

Living room layers of material

Living room deconstruction worker

Upstairs bedroom deconstruction

Living room before deconstruction

Front porch 1949 addition

View of chicken coop from upstairs

Front porch deconstruction

South wall deconstruction with reclaimed lumber

Front deconstruction

Wavy glass from back porch, original window about 1860

Removing old siding, northwest corner

Back porch deconstruction

South wall deconstruction

South wall deconstruction continued

Front wall deconstruction

Upright front portion deconstruction

Second floor deconstruction and chimney

Front wall deconstruction continued

South wall deconstruction continued

Reclaimed beams in trailer

3 sizes of cut nails

Reclaimed beams

Roof board, denailed

Sill beams between north and south sections

Fenced off foundation

Sunlight on stone foundation

Mystery bricked-in door in the foundation

South section of foundation

South section of foundation, work in progress

South section of foundation, work in progress continued

Workers removing beams from upright section

North section of foundation

VIew of restroom

Front bedroom, north wall

Front bedroom, west wall

Front bedroom closet and doorway

Hallway closet and stairway

Back bedroom northeast corner

Back bedroom doorway

Front room, south wall

Front room, southeast corner

Kitchen, southeast corner

Kitchen, south wall

Kitchen, west wall

Kitchen, north wall and doorway

Front porch, west wall

Front porch, south end

Front porch, north end

Back porch doorway and window

Back porch, south end

Back porch, north end

Former exterior wall on back porch addition

Upstairs bedroom, northwest corner

Upstairs, northeast corner

Upstairs bedroom doorway and attic door

Original clapboard enclosed by attic of one-story wing

Original shingles enclosed by attic of one-story wing

Top of stairway, northeast corner

Top of stairway, alcove and chimney

Top of stairway

Remnant of newspaper as found on stud

1873 newspaper clipping found in back bedroom

Other side of 1873 newspaper clipping

crotal bell and buckle horse view

crotal bell and buckle with brand name

wallpaper front room circa 1949

wallpaper edge, union made, 1949

Charred lath from 1879 fire

Wallpaper found in upstairs bedroom circa 1949

Wallpaper found in back bedroom, circa 1949

Wallpaper found in front bedroom, circa 1949

Old leather belt found in interior wall

Damage from 1879 fire in the back bedroom

Back bedroom showing damage from 1879 fire

Lath “keys” formed on back side holds plaster wall in place

First workshop held in October 2023

Workshop, continued

Jaimie Schmidt (center) of MAHS

First workshop touring upstairs

Jaimie Schmidt (center) of MAHS at the first workshop

Silas Bialecki presenting at November 4th, 2023 workshop

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