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COUNTRY CARPENTERS AND EARLY NEW ENGLAND HOMES:
Reflections of the Past and Sustainability for the Future

   Early homes were built and situated in such a way as to take advantage of the sun for warmth and shield itself from the winter winds. The early American home designer started with a definite shape and floor plan that allowed him to divide up the space within the home as the family grew larger and needed separate rooms. The shape of the old classic homes, along with the center chimney, gave a unique character lost in a lot of today's modern homes.

   The old saying "Home is where the heart is" is not the original saying. It originally was written "Home is where the hearth is." You see, the original center, or heart of the home was the hearth at the center fireplace. That's where the time was spent with the family during meals, talking about the day, and playing games.

   Early New England Homes strives to bring back that original saying "Home is where the hearth is." Call, stop by, or visit us online, we look forward to discussing your next home project.

Early New England Homes
Bolton, CT  ·  860/643.1148
earlynewenglandhomes.com

REMINDER:

Hebron Colonial Day is coming up!  September 15th, 2018
Country Carpenters headquarters at 326 Gilead Street, Hebron

You may also be interested in the story of the founder of Early New England Homes


PRACTICE MADE PERFECT: The Education of a Builder


by Max H. Peters

No craftsmen in the colonies could build as well in wood as the ones in Connecticut, where practice made perfect.
  -Richard Pratt, The Golden Treasury of Early American Houses

  This is the story of a humble man, a man of the people, the great and innovative things he accomplished in the building trade during his lifetime, and the legacy of excellence he left in the form of sister companies Country Carpenters in Hebron and Early New England Homes in Bolton.

  Roger Barrett Sr. was born in Windham in 1929, the son of a housepainter who also hung wallpaper. Roger dropped out of school in the 8th grade, returning a few weeks later in the paid position of janitor. By the time he was 16 years old, Roger had bought 18 acres on Babcock Hill in Coventry. By this time he was hiring himself out as a worker on various building projects, until his life was interrupted by a two- year hitch in the Korean War. Short on formal schooling, Roger educated himself by constant reading on a wide variety of subjects, something that became a lifelong habit.

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Roger Barrett Sr.

 

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