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2005 HISTORIC HOUSE AND BARN TOUR
3. Siroky Farmstead, drive by (Walnut Road). This wood frame home nestled in a hollow is believed to have been built in the early to mid 18th Century. Through time, it has been expanded, but has retained its earliest architecture both inside and out. The right hand one and a half story
section of the home is the earliest, and still includes the original walk in cooking hearth, as well as random width pumpkin pine flooring (some planks as wide as 16 inches), chair rail moldings, plaster, and horsehair, straw and mud nogging. In a later addition to the left, a red clay brick in the floor of the fireplace is etched with the date 1836. A stone springhouse across the road fed a cistern that was located in the cold cellar of the home. Investigation has revealed that the earliest color of the exterior was a cream colored tan. Amazingly, toilets were not installed until 1961, so up until that point, the outhouse continued to serve an important function. A hand hewn post and beam timber frame barn still exists to the back and left of the home. One large beam was marked bya previous owner, "Snyder Bellis 1876". Knowlton Township Committeeman Keith Siroky and his family have owned and lived in this charming old home for the past 15 years. The Knowlton
Township Historic Preservation Commission appreciates and commends Mr. Siroky for his valued and generous support, and for all his hard work to preserve this rare old farmstead.