I wonder if the people who built/owned the Hurd Newell house decided to have a wall built because they were living so close to the library, grange, etc. it would have afforded them privacy from all the comings and goings of other townsfolk.
I suspect you are right. I built a cedar stockade fence wall along the busy road that my 1840 house sits on. Old homes were built close to the road. Any new building I build must be at least 75 ft from the road.
It’s interesting that in the days of James Roger 1912 that people attended Sunday morning service, then brought kids to Sunday school, and showed up for evening service as well. The preacher and organist and deacons must have been very busy. As a former church organist, I appreciate how much material their organist would have had to prepare each week. In the 1950s I attended the Congregational church Sunday school for awhile as a young child. One of the teachers there was musical and played the piano for us as we sang spirituals.
I was told growing up as a child in New Ipswich the wall was built to provide income for workers during the Depression. Small stones were used to make the work last to help family men obtain some income
I was curious about the Hurd Newells and did a search. I found over a 100 references to Newell Hurd and a only a few to Hurd Newell. I found no connection to New Ipswich. There is presently a Laura Hurd who is CEO of Newell Brands which makes household products like Rubbermaid.
I wonder if the people who built/owned the Hurd Newell house decided to have a wall built because they were living so close to the library, grange, etc. it would have afforded them privacy from all the comings and goings of other townsfolk.
I suspect you are right. I built a cedar stockade fence wall along the busy road that my 1840 house sits on. Old homes were built close to the road. Any new building I build must be at least 75 ft from the road.
It’s interesting that in the days of James Roger 1912 that people attended Sunday morning service, then brought kids to Sunday school, and showed up for evening service as well. The preacher and organist and deacons must have been very busy. As a former church organist, I appreciate how much material their organist would have had to prepare each week. In the 1950s I attended the Congregational church Sunday school for awhile as a young child. One of the teachers there was musical and played the piano for us as we sang spirituals.
I was told growing up as a child in New Ipswich the wall was built to provide income for workers during the Depression. Small stones were used to make the work last to help family men obtain some income
Great story but the wall was built by Barr during WWI
It was built during the War to help financially needy families
I was curious about the Hurd Newells and did a search. I found over a 100 references to Newell Hurd and a only a few to Hurd Newell. I found no connection to New Ipswich. There is presently a Laura Hurd who is CEO of Newell Brands which makes household products like Rubbermaid.