Shot in the Dark, Landscape Location ID'ing

I think I see shingles, texture, on those roofs, especially the one on the far right. I've tried zooming in more, to better see the roofs but doesn't help. I do believe I can see a window, partially hidden by the flagpole, on the roof gable of the roof on the left. On the right, far side, of the yard in front of the building with the double chimneys is a wooden fence with vines growing on it in spots. The top of the fence lines up with the bottom of the roofs behind it. On zooming in, I can see something lying on the ground in front of the flagpole that may be a sign pole or possibly an anchor. I am including a cropped zoomed pic of that area with the supposed window, part of the fence and whatever is lying on the ground circled. None of this helps in IDing the location, unless someone can definitely ID whatever is lying on the ground as an anchor. BTW, appears to be a person walking to the flagpole.

If the land isn't falling off to the back and they turn out to be tents, they would be very very large tents!! They would be as high as the 2nd story of the buildings. Nowwww I'm certainly not up on tents, but I didn't think tents had such rigid frame or whatever across their tops.

--- Susan

 

It was that rigid line at the top of the "roof/tent" shapes that convinced me of roofs. The cap row of shingles.

Does seem strange to me that a government facility would not have the flag flying during all daylight hours too.

 

Interesting, Susan. Y'all might want to try poking around in the massive HABS collections of building photos and plans. You can spend days on end looking at this stuff, and might find a similar or identical structure, or at least ID the region if it is a regional style. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/index/subjects/

 

Good thought! Now if that is a person heading to the flagpole, he may be carrying a flag to run up the pole. The pic may have been taken early in the morning. I think?? military stuff and such hoist the flag around 8 am. The photographer might have wanted to get a pic of these building before the hustle bustle of the day's activities interrupting the view.

Nowwwww, if that sole person is going to raise the flag then probably not military related because military installations are notorious on going all out on daily flag raising with at least 2 or 3 color guards or whatever. It could still be a government something or other, but not military.

--- Susan

 

Here's a building slightly similar to the one in background, found in HABS after browsing about a dozen pages into "wooden buildings." You might get some good info by sending your best image to the "ask a photo librarian" link. For example they might recognize the platform thingy.
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph: pa0470&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co =hh&st=gallery&sg = true

 

Looks fairly similar to the cavalry buildings of Fort Snelling from the Spanish American war era. Those were recently torn down. The multiple chimneys suggest a northern clime.

 

Well at least I'm glad I got to see them in person when I used the airport nearby back in 1990's going to meetings at Lockheed-Martin or United Defense.

 

We used them for storage in the eighties. The old operating rooms were pretty creepy. Would have loved to have been able to salvage the old hardware and such in there.

 

The house on the right is a second period Georgian colonial as opposed to first period as evidenced by the paired chimneys and all windows being six over six sash type. It's a "5 bay", meaning five windows across the top, it's the most common of the second period Georgian colonials as is the side gable roof. The only real distinct element is the half round decoration above the side second floor windows.
I doubt it was a civic or government building, maybe converted to an inn or tavern but not civic.

Where was the photo found, as in what State?

 

Found in Connecticut

 

Thanks for sharing that info, Anundverkaufen!

Thanks to what you wrote, I now know that my house's styling is a second period Georgian colonial, since we have the five across six over six windows in the front, with a side gable roof, but we only have a chimney on one side. Our house isn't old, though... it was built in 1984 and we bought it in 1988.

A large percentage of both older and newer houses in our area of New England have colonial styling similar to ours.

 

>The house on the right is a second period Georgian colonial as opposed to first period as evidenced by the paired chimneys and all windows being six over six sash type. It's a "5 bay", meaning five windowsacross the top, it'sthemost common of the second period Georgian colonials as is the side gable roof.<

Thank you for pointing out the archirectural elements of that building! There are several houses from that era with some of the same elements especially the windows and 5 bays that are on the National Register of Historic Places in Windham Co., CT. I suspect most counties in CT have them. I am more familiar with the "quiet corner" (the northeast corner) of Connecticut where my parents hailed from. Here are a some examples. Some will have hip roofs. The National Register dates them from the late 1700s to the 1820s.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner-Carpenter_House

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Crandall_House#/media/Filerudence_Crandall_House,_Canterbury_CT.jpg

Note this one is stone:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jillson_Stone_House#/media/File:William_Jillson_Stone_House,_Willimantic_CT.jpg

Even the school house that 1 of my great great grandfathers and 2 of my great grandfathers attended is of the same era, note the 6 over 6 pane windows:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Academy#/media/File:Ashford_Academy,_Ashford,_CT.jpg

Here's one that was a tavern in Tolland Co.:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White's_Tavern
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White's_Tavern#/media/File:Whites_Tavern.JPG

--- Susan

 

Here's a 5 bay house with the same windows, double chimneys, and "the side gable ends have semi-elliptical windows" like the one in your pic. The National Register of Historic Places says it was built in 1835. It is located in Franklin, New London Co., CT. I don't think it is the house in your pic, but believe it is getting closer. Do look at both views of it on the following page.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashbel_Woodward_House#
Front view:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash...l,_House_(New_London_County,_Connecticut).jpg
Side view:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash...ensions)_(New_London_County,_Connecticut).jpg

You might look over all the houses/buildings on the National Register in Connecticut because if the building is still standing it would probably be on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Connecticut#

--- Susan