Downsville Covered Bridge #SkywatchFriday

Let's take a road trip today to a historic covered bridge in Delaware County, New York.  New York doesn't have too many covered bridges but this county has six of them.  Not all of them are on public property but this one is.

The Catskill Mountains near Margaretville, New York (also in Delaware County), earlier in the trip.

It's beautiful country.  My photos don't do it complete justice.

This must be the place!

Historic marker.  Built in 1854, this bridge was restored in 1998.  We weren't able to drive across it because only passenger cars are allowed.  I could have walked across it but I chose not to.

Beautiful reflection.

Another view of the bridge.

I can't resist one more.  There was a small park next to the bridge, and this picture shows part of it.

We were in this area only because of our library system's Four County Library Roadtrip, which ends tomorrow.  It was so much fun investigating many of the 43 libraries, many of which were in rural areas.  We didn't get to all 43 but who's counting?

Joining Yogi and other sky watching bloggers for #SkywatchFriday.

Aaron Burr's Cousin and Covered Bridges #WordlessWednesday #4CLSroadtrip

 The name Aaron Burr, a former Vice-President of the United States in the 19th century, is well known even today because of his killing of Alexander Hamilton in a duel.

But not as well known is his contemporary and cousin, Theodore Burr.  I never heard of him, either, until my spouse and I took a road trip to some of the 42 libraries in the Four County Library System in New York State that my area libraries belong to.

Today and tomorrow, let's travel to Oxford, New York, population around 1330 people.  

At one time, in that village, one Theodore Burr, master bridge builder whose Burr Truss (perfected in 1804) still exists in a number of covered bridges, built a home between 1809-1811.

Today, his home houses the Oxford Memorial Library.  I'll show more of the library tomorrow, but today I wanted to show you some of the works of Theodore Burr.

This house is the last known work of Theodore Burr, and his presence is felt everywhere in the building.

A complete picture of the front of the library can be found here but all I took was a picture of a small part of it.  The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Let's go in.

Some artwork on the first floor.  I don't know if this was original to Theodore Burr or a later tenant, but it certainly is appropriate.

 More art.

On a bookshelf, two models of covered bridges Burr designed.

No idea where this recess leads.
 

I bet you'd love to see the second floor, but it will have to wait until (maybe) tomorrow.  I'd love it if you join me again for some more surprises on the second floor, including a Covered Bridge Resource Center for those who love these bridges.

Joining with Sandee's Comedy Plus for #WordlessWednesday.