The Second Floor #4CLSRoadtrip

Yesterday, I blogged about the first floor of the Oxford (New York) Memorial Library, which was once the home of master bridge builder Theodore Burr.

This house is the last known work of Theodore Burr, and his presence is felt everywhere in the building. Sadly (unlike his more famous cousin Aaron Burr, who became our third Vice-President of the United States and killed the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel), Theodore Burr died in obscurity and is buried in an unmarked grave.

I promised I would take you into the second floor of the building and that's what I am going to do today. But first, a little more of the first floor of this historic structure.

This must be the place!

This plaque greets you.  Besides a library, this building also houses a Covered Bridge Resource Center with reference material for various covered bridges including bridges in New York, Vermont, and Indiana.

Theodore Burr invented a truss called the Burr Truss that was used in the construction of many covered bridges. 

 I thought I had taken pictures of the resource center on the second floor but turns out I didn't.

Another plaque in the children's room.

Fireplace.

Up on the second floor, there is a lovely painting of a covered bridge.

Underneath it are two figurines.   I don't know anything about them.

China plates on wall.  I'm hoping one of my readers knows something about these.

The original flooring was rediscovered in 2013 during renovations when a rug was taken up.

The Four County Library Road Trip has uncovered many treasures in the area where I live in New York State.  There will be more to come in the next few weeks.

Thank you for joining me today.