Porch-Exterior

Porch-Exterior

Every old home needs an advocate. A special someone who understands and cares about the details, the history, and the sense of place inherent in a period home. Those advocates may save that home from the wrecking ball or the vinyl siding salesman, or the addition that would look better on a gas station. Two of those advocates are David and Nan Greenwood. Their home is in Hart’s Village, just outside of the Village of Millbrook. Philip Hart built his home in 1800, and the village of Hartsville grew around his home and mills. A very early industrialist Mr. Hart owned a gristmill, a sawmill, and a fulling(a step in the production of wool cloth) mill. The wood-framed home is a stunning example of a center hall Federal design.

Philip Hart’s family in 1889 added a porch to the rear of the home. The first floor was open, off the center hall, and the second-floor porch was screened in and used by the Harts’ daughter-in-law, who suffered from tuberculosis. The family believed she’d be cured if she got plenty of rest and fresh air on the porch. The porch is now used to retreat and read, a perch to view the property, or an outdoor summer bedroom as initially designed.

Nan and David bought the home in 1984; they immediately began a painstaking restoration of the home’s interior and exterior, including the rear porch. The Greenwoods have furnished the home with period antiques and artwork, giving the home the most comfortable and beautiful styles.

Reading Table Detail

Reading Table Detail

Sleeping Porch Bed Detail

Sleeping Porch Bed Detail

Photos by Rob Karosis  Curated Brochure by Crisp Architects: Portfolio

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About the Author: James Crisp

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James M. Crisp has been an architect for well over 30 years. His architectural firm, Crisp Architects, designs projects throughout New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. In April of 2007, Taunton Press published 'On the Porch' by James M. Crisp and Sandra Mahoney.

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