BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Event: Bourbon and Bluegrass -- (Page 1 of 2) All except the bluegrass bands

DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Event: Bourbon and Bluegrass -- (Page 1 of 2) All except the bluegrass bands:

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Description of Pictures: We invite you to lounge on Lincoln's front lawn, sip bourbon, and enjoy live bluegrass music as part of our third annual Bourbon and Bluegrass event, benefiting preservation efforts at President Lincoln's Cottage.
All proceeds from the event go toward preservation efforts at President Lincoln’s Cottage. Help us keep this historic gem open and available to share Lincoln’s untold stories.
Your ticket purchase includes:
– An afternoon of live bluegrass music from local musicians By & By, and Justin Trawick and The Common Good.
– Two drink tickets for specialty cocktails crafted by local bartenders (21+ only, ID required; additional drink tickets available for purchase during event).
– Unlimited non-alcoholic beverages and access to a complimentary dessert table.
*Food will be available for purchase from Rocklands Barbeque. They will serve a delicious variety of BBQ and vegetarian options.
*Attendees are allowed to bring their own picnic baskets and food to the event.
*Outside alcoholic beverages are NOT permitted.

Architecture & Preservation Tours:
Guests will be able to sign up for exclusive architecture and preservation tours of President Lincoln’s Cottage with Senior Preservationist, Jeff Larry, at no extra charge. Spaces are limited, and sign-up will be the day of the event.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BBLUE5_170507_007.JPG: Craftsmen began the restoration and reconstruction of trim on the cornice and around windows and doors in 2004. The finials, located at the gable peak, that were removed or altered during previous roof repairs were reconstructed and installed in their original locations. Doors and windows were reconstructed or carefully restored. The west elevation balcony on the second floor of the 1848 addition was completely reconstructed with only the newel posts and upper railing being restored.
2. BBLUE5_170507_012.JPG: The original roof specifications from 1842 called for the use of a Susquehanna slate, considered at the time the best roofing material available. Susquehanna slate is nearly black in color but slate remnants found during roof repairs were mostly purple. A Vermont Royal Purple slate was considered the closest match and was installed on the 1842 central core and east wing in 2005.
3. BBLUE5_170507_030.JPG: All of the chimneys are covered with stucco. When the stucco was removed during the reconstruction most of the chimneys were repointed and their flues relined. The east wing chimney, beyond repair, was carefully documented, completely removed and reconstructed.
4. BBLUE5_170507_042.JPG: The exterior walls of the Cottage are finished in roughcast stucco. The application of roughcast stucco was an unusual choice for an American home in 1842, when the Cottage was built. Previously, most applications were troweled smooth and possibly scored to imitate the appearance of stone blocks. If a roughcast finish was applied it was typically on a foundation or outbuilding. It wasn't until 1850 when the noted landscape gardener and designer Andrew Jackson Downing wrote, "The Architecture of Country Houses," that he recommended roughcast stucco for rural cottages.
5. BBLUE5_170507_045.JPG: In his 1842 book "Victorian Cottage Residences" the noted landscape architect and designer Andrew Jackson Downing noted that chimney tops were necessary when "attempting to raise the character of a cottage or villa above mediocrity." The Cottage has six chimneys. The three chimneys on the 1842 central core at some point lost their decorative chimney pots which were used to increase draft and prevent rain from entering the flue. Reproduction chimney pots were installed in April of 2005.
6. BBLUE5_170507_057.JPG: When the veranda was enlarged in 1878 the cast iron balcony was moved west to the next south facing wall. In 2004 the balcony was removed, its broken pieces reproduced and one year later returned to its original location. The cast iron staircase was also removed when the veranda was enlarged. Following completion of the reconstructed veranda, work began on installation of a new cast iron staircase. Risers were reproduced based on the historic photographs. The railing was cast based on the pattern seen on the balcony railing.
7. BBLUE5_170507_065.JPG: The 1842 central core and east wing of the Cottage were originally roofed with slate. A standing seam metal roof was used on the 1848 addition. A slate roof and standing seam metal roof, if properly cared for, can have a life expectancy of over 75 years. At some point after the mid-20th century the original slate and metal was removed and replaced with asphalt shingles. In 2004 the asphalt shingles were removed and repairs were made to roof sheathing were removed and repairs were made to roof sheathing and framing. A careful analysis of historic photographs and nail-hole patterns in the sheathing helped determine the layout of a new standing seam, lead coated, copper roof on the 1848 addition.
8. BBLUE5_170507_070.JPG: In 1878 the verandah was significantly expanded to wrap around the face of the building where the balcony is today. Work began on the exterior restoration in the summer of 2003 with the removal of the entire south veranda. In early 2005 the veranda was reconstructed to match the size and detailing seen in Lincoln's time.
9. BBLUE5_170507_085.JPG: A report from an historic stucco specialist written in 2003 notes that nearly 80% of the stucco on the Cottage was separating from its brick substrate or was failing due to previous improper repairs. It recommended the removal of all the stucco except in a few undisturbed areas that could be kept for future record. A mixture was then produced to match the original in composition, color and texture. The stucco was applied in three layers by throwing or "dashing" a mix of pebbles, sand and lime against a previously applied scratch coat and brown coat.
10. BBLUE5_170507_095.JPG: These small doors are called Jib doors and are meant to imitate the panels seen below most of the Cottage windows. The Cottage features over 50 doors, varying in type and size.
11. BBLUE5_170507_101.JPG: We are always trying to learn more about how the interior of the Cottage looked during Lincoln's time. An invoice from the spring of 1864 shows $11.00 was paid for painting in the Cottage. This was apparently not sufficient for Mary Lincoln, who then hired a local upholsterer to provide "repairs, and refitting & furnishing" -- an expense paid for by the Commissioner of Public Works that totaled over $3000.00. Eight rooms are listed on that invoice as receiving wall paper, but to date, no trace of its appearance has been found.
12. BBLUE5_170507_106.JPG: This small key plate is one of the remaining key plates and was probably plated in brass which has since worn away. Several of the original mortise locks also remain but it is still unclear which of the remaining door knobs are original.
13. BBLUE5_170507_115.JPG: The existing light fixtures throughout the Cottage are period appropriate reproductions. However, they are placed in their original locations. Tracking the original gas lines to the location of the fixture was no easy task. Pulse radar and metal detection were not entirely sufficient in tracking the gas lines. The process was completed by sending a radio signal through an exposed section of gas line and tracking the signal as it ran through the walls, floors and ceilings.
14. BBLUE5_170507_119.JPG: Though the majority of the original mantelpieces in the house have been preserved[,] there are a few that, over the years, were removed. The mantelpiece formally on this wall was removed in the early 20th century when this room was partitioned in half and made into a bathroom. The whereabouts of the mantelpieces are unknown.
15. BBLUE5_170507_125.JPG: Note the "ghost lines" of the long gone shelving units that once lined these beautiful long-leaf pine walls. It's easy to imagine Lincoln spending time in this room with his favorite books, including works by William Shakespeare.
16. BBLUE5_170507_133.JPG: Washington DC was nearly 30 years behind most major northeast American cities when, in 1855, it established its municipal gas works to supply lighting to city residents. Rural residents beyond the municipal lines could use a portable system to supply gas for illumination. According to the Solders' Home records, the Maryland Portable Gas Company installed a gas system with fixtures in the Cottage in 1858. Frequent repairs were required to maintain the system and it was replaced when the municipal lines reached The Home in 1872. The installation of electrical service began at The Home in 1903.
17. BBLUE5_170507_143.JPG: Because there are no interior photographs or detailed observations regarding the interior from Lincoln's time, the basic philosophy guiding the restoration was to take the known elements, such as room layout and paint colors, and supplement this with period appropriate elements. Subtle placements of period appropriate floor coverings such as the stair runner, the coco matting in the Drawing room and the hand-painted floor cloth in the entry hall were installed to help "tell the story" of Lincoln's time here.
18. BBLUE5_170507_145.JPG: An analysis of paint layers on many of the walls of the Cottage show different campaigns of decorative painting. In the coming years we will attempt to learn more about how the Cottage looked during Lincoln's time through further exploration of areas like the one seen above.
19. BBLUE5_170507_151.JPG: An analysis of paint layers on many of the walls of the Cottage show different campaigns of decorative painting. In the coming years we will attempt to learn more about how the Cottage looked during Lincoln's time through further exploration of areas like the one seen above.
20. BBLUE5_170507_163.JPG: The Cottage features beautiful original glass windows. Looking south, Lincoln could see the construction of the Capitol Dome a few miles off into the distance. Looking north, he could see the multiplying graves of thousands of soldiers in the first US National Cemetery, just a few hundred yards away.
21. BBLUE5_170507_164.JPG: All of the existing mantelpieces are original to the house and were present during Lincoln's time.
22. BBLUE5_170507_169.JPG: Please pardon our mess as we learn more about how this space may have looked during Lincoln's time! The walls, as you see them now, show remnants of decorative painting uncovered during the final months of the Cottage restoration in 2007. The lower portion of the wall was meant to appear like walnut and oak paneling (wainscot). The upper portion was mauve and the ceiling a Robin's egg blue. It was recently discovered that the staircase was originally approximately 8-10" lower and had a curved baseboard much like you see on the main staircase. To better understand how the colors may have looked, check out the "exposure" behind the door at the top of the stairs.
23. BBLUE5_170507_175.JPG: Who knows how many times these balusters and handrail supported Lincoln's tired frame as he ascended to the 2nd floor for the night.
24. BBLUE5_170507_181.JPG: Restoration: The act or process of accurately depicting the form, features and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of features from other periods. Preservation: The act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity and materials of a historic property.
25. BBLUE5_170507_190.JPG: The wood flooring now seen throughout most of the house was installed in the 1890s. This small exposure gives a glimpse at the original flooring present in Lincoln's time which still remains throughout the house underneath. The current historic flooring protects the older soft pine from the foot traffic of tens of thousands of visitors per year.
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