Protecting the Birthplace of the American Revolution,

the cradle of the Environmental Movement,

and the Home of the American Literary Renaissance

Site and House Conditions
Early in the Restoration Project

The Location

The Colonel James Barrett House is about 1.7 miles west of the Old North Bridge.

The Exterior

Summer 2005 - South side	September 2006 - South side
September 2006 - North side	December 2006 - North side
August 2007 - North Side	May 2007 - Woodshed foundation and well
2005 - from the South East	April 2007 floods - North side
November 2006 - from the South West	November 2006 - between house and barn
The North yard from the East side	A tree strangled by vines.

The First Floor

Muster Room Fireplace	Parlor fireplace
The front entrance and stairway	Muster Room - Fireplace closeup
The West Ell shop	The pantry
Kitchen - rear wall with sink	The Kitchen fireplace

The Kitchen South East Walls with Stairs. Jan 07	The South and West walls of the kitchen. Jan 07
Kitchen South wall, back of the china cupboard	Kitchen Stairs, covered by the second floor

The Second Floor

Bedroom above West Ell shop	Rear West bedroom
Rear stairs between two bedrooms	Rear center bedroom
Rear East Bedroom	The "bathroom" - rear East room
Front master bedroom	The hallway through the rear of the house

The Attic

Chimney with smoke chamber from east side	From west side toward chimney
Double stairway	Inside the smoke chamber in the attic

The Basement

East side, under the muster room	West side, under the parlor
Basement shelves	The rusted oil heater.  Note the water marks.

The New McGrath Property

Michael McGrath's new house at the rear of the Barrett property.	Front yard of the new McGrath house.

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