Existing comment:
A New Addition:
1798 -- As an elected Congressman, with demanding new business ventures and a growing family, Gallatin plans to spend more time at Friendship Hill. The original Brick House simply had to be enlarged. The new section, called the Frame House, was a simple two room, two-story addition. The timber frame structure with white clapboard on the exterior used brick in-fill as insulation. The upper story had seven windows with fifteen lights (panes of glass) each, while the lower story had nine windows with twelve lights each. The room added on the first floor became a dining room and the one on the second floor served as a bedroom for son James. |