For the most part, this house is known as the oldest house in Connecticut built in 1639 by Henry Whitfield. The geography location of this house is located in Connecticut built during the Colonial times and is known as one of four stone house built by the newly arrived English colonists (The Henry Whitfield, 2007). Therefore, the family that owned this house was a town leader where they conducted the colonial affairs. In the beginning, the location was the crucial factor in the growth and success of the colonial towns (Reich, 2011, p. 177).
In general, a good location was considered to have a good harbor and a clear water route to the Hudson River, Boston Charles River and others. In fact, because of the location majority of the houses were …show more content…
192). Interestingly, it was common for a widowed grandparent or an unmarried aunt living with a family as the married children were encourage to leave home because of the abundance of land (Reich, 2011). The lives of the women during the colonial period was much different than the previous generation as the husbands utilize their wives’ business skills as domestic skills. In fact, in the text we learned that the wives ran shops, worked as cooks, seamstresses, tailors and manage large plantations (Reich, 2011, p. 193). However, in the beginning of colonial times women had no legal status because to English common law because her legal status was incorporated into her husband which means she couldn’t own nothing. However, during the eighteenth century, the legal status of married women improved in which some colonies required the wife signature before her husband could sell or mortgage any land (Reich, 2011, p. 194). In viewing the construction of the house, the house was built by English settlers who were very interested in what their homes were liked. In general, the craftsmen were unfamiliar stable homes as they lived in caves or holes in the ground covered with …show more content…
244). However, in the Southern Colonies the houses were constructed of brick, where the interior walls were paneled with wooden boards or plaster. The houses were stable and according to the author, the floors were often built in double layers with a filler of sand in between to protect the family from the cold rising from the unheated cellar (Reich, 2011, p. 244). Eventually, the homes became more elaborate as the Georgian style home became popular amongst the wealthiest. Furthermore, these homes were modified to suit the climate, the house consisted of large central hall with two rooms on each sides, the windows were large with clear planes of glass and the fireplaces were smaller and more decorative (Reich, 2011, p. 244). Thirdly, the servants that lived in these house could have been two types known as Indentured Servants or Slaves. For the most part, the term Indentures servants were immigrants who could not afford the costs involved in traveling so, in exchange for their service, the indentured servants received their passage paid from England, as well as food, clothing, and shelter once they arrived in the colonies (Indentured Servants, “n.d.”).
In general, a good location was considered to have a good harbor and a clear water route to the Hudson River, Boston Charles River and others. In fact, because of the location majority of the houses were …show more content…
192). Interestingly, it was common for a widowed grandparent or an unmarried aunt living with a family as the married children were encourage to leave home because of the abundance of land (Reich, 2011). The lives of the women during the colonial period was much different than the previous generation as the husbands utilize their wives’ business skills as domestic skills. In fact, in the text we learned that the wives ran shops, worked as cooks, seamstresses, tailors and manage large plantations (Reich, 2011, p. 193). However, in the beginning of colonial times women had no legal status because to English common law because her legal status was incorporated into her husband which means she couldn’t own nothing. However, during the eighteenth century, the legal status of married women improved in which some colonies required the wife signature before her husband could sell or mortgage any land (Reich, 2011, p. 194). In viewing the construction of the house, the house was built by English settlers who were very interested in what their homes were liked. In general, the craftsmen were unfamiliar stable homes as they lived in caves or holes in the ground covered with …show more content…
244). However, in the Southern Colonies the houses were constructed of brick, where the interior walls were paneled with wooden boards or plaster. The houses were stable and according to the author, the floors were often built in double layers with a filler of sand in between to protect the family from the cold rising from the unheated cellar (Reich, 2011, p. 244). Eventually, the homes became more elaborate as the Georgian style home became popular amongst the wealthiest. Furthermore, these homes were modified to suit the climate, the house consisted of large central hall with two rooms on each sides, the windows were large with clear planes of glass and the fireplaces were smaller and more decorative (Reich, 2011, p. 244). Thirdly, the servants that lived in these house could have been two types known as Indentured Servants or Slaves. For the most part, the term Indentures servants were immigrants who could not afford the costs involved in traveling so, in exchange for their service, the indentured servants received their passage paid from England, as well as food, clothing, and shelter once they arrived in the colonies (Indentured Servants, “n.d.”).