The Locktenders House
by Michael Porchik
Title
The Locktenders House
Artist
Michael Porchik
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The Locktender's House, built during the navigation's first expansion period, 1836 to 1839, was home to the lock tender and his family. It sits on the high bank on the land side of the canal and overlooks Lock 60 and the head of the canal. This simple stucco-over-fieldstone house has three stories. Each floor has a central hall with one room on each side. The third floor is under a steeply pitched roof, and all the windows are under such low eaves that they were given the nickname "belly windows" because one had to lie on one’s belly to look out them. The house has plank floors, four fireplaces, and, except for the third floor, 8-foot ceilings. Runoff from the steep hill behind the house is so severe that during the days of the last lock tender, wooden walkways were laid all around the house.
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July 23rd, 2013
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