1victorianfarmhouse
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My 1895 house has one window opening in the attic, and that window was covered up with a plastic grate and screen several years ago. Previous owners of the house can't tell me anything about what kind of window was there originally, and old photos are not of any help. The attic was originally only accessible through a small opening in the ceiling of a storage room, barely enough for a skinny person to squeeze through. Now it has a set of pull down stairs.
There looks to be room for an outer storm window in the outer section of the casing, based upon other windows in the house. But on the inside, where the main window was, there is a slot in the top of the casing and room above it that makes me think the window/frame was meant to be pulled up and taken our for repair and cleaning. This is shown in the picture with the screwdriver pointing to the frame. The frame, painted white, is still there but nailed in place. There does not appear to be any center support bar, and the dimensions of the original glass pane look to be 15.5" high by 24.5" wide. It's hard to tell if there was ever any glass in the frame, and there may have just been a screen in the front and the window was only a vent.
I've attached some pictures, and questions comments are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Vince
60 miles west of Chicago, IL
There looks to be room for an outer storm window in the outer section of the casing, based upon other windows in the house. But on the inside, where the main window was, there is a slot in the top of the casing and room above it that makes me think the window/frame was meant to be pulled up and taken our for repair and cleaning. This is shown in the picture with the screwdriver pointing to the frame. The frame, painted white, is still there but nailed in place. There does not appear to be any center support bar, and the dimensions of the original glass pane look to be 15.5" high by 24.5" wide. It's hard to tell if there was ever any glass in the frame, and there may have just been a screen in the front and the window was only a vent.
I've attached some pictures, and questions comments are greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Vince
60 miles west of Chicago, IL