A Tale of the Beehive Ovens One of the most dazzling discoveries of the original fireplace was the wall oven, also known as a beehive oven due to its domed […]
The Anatomy of an 18th Century House Center Chimney, Part 2. Read More »
This is the first in a series of photo articles about the discoveries of the Akin House center chimney, its three chimney stacks and fireplaces dominating the three main rooms.
The Anatomy of an 18th Century House Center Chimney, Part 1. Read More »
To our surprise, we found more unusual wallpaper in the sitting room at the Akin House. While it hasn’t been closely examined, nor photographed to the best effect, this recent
Hidden Wallpaper in the Sitting Room, Another Mystery Read More »
An extraordinary room revealed This unremarkable sitting room turned out to be a rare example of early decorative wall coverings that no one could have expected or even imagined. In fact,
The Mystery Behind the Early Wallpaper in the Sitting Room: Part 2 Read More »
The above image was photographed in 2003 showing the sitting room as found during the examination process of saving this house. Please note that this article is in two parts.
The Mystery Behind the Early Wallpaper in the Sitting Room: Part 1 Read More »
The featured image of whitewashed wall boards is located in a part of the house that may have been a small bedroom or birthing room, off the kitchen/gathering room. By
Whitewashing Practices when the Akin House was Built Read More »
The life of this pre-Georgian cape style house spans centuries. As with our past preservation and restoration work which included stabilization from the foundations up, we approached phase three guided by The
Selecting a Historic Period for Preservation and Restoration Read More »
The inhabitants of our 1762 house, still extant in 2017, would have added decorative details over the centuries. Originally constructed with wide pine panels serving as interior walls and whitewashed,
Eighteenth Century Caulking Methods This fragment of linen was discovered in the Large Parlor in between two of the original pine boards or panels, closest to the entryway from the
Phase 3 Restoration Phase III restoration of the 1762 Akin House has begun with a detailed examination of each room and the removal of centuries of layers (plaster, lath, 19th/20th
Peel Away the Layers to Reveal the Shadows of History Read More »
Henry Barnard Worth (1858-1923), a local historian living in New Bedford, was active in the first quarter of the twentieth century. He was a member and officer of the Old
Henry Worth and the History of the Akins in old Dartmouth Read More »
In 1921, the Akin House becomes a part of film history as a location for Elmer Clifton’s Down to the Sea in Ships. These still photos provide a record of
“Down to the Sea in Ships” and the 1762 Elihu Akin House of the early 1920s Read More »
