The Rural Voice, 1994-08, Page 43an addition to their classic, front
gable Ontario farm house and "It's
wonderful", says Mary.
When the couple bought the house
in 1977 they were only the second
owners other than the original family
which had built the house in 1907.
The family had started out in a log
cabin nearby before building the big
house. They've tried to restore the
house as closely to the original house
as they could get.
Yet they wanted the convenience
of a modern family room. On
recommendation of friends they too
turned to Rutledge to create the
addition.
For the front of the house
Rutledge gave the Cards two design
options for a porch. The house
originally didn't have a porch, just a
front stoop. "It has just been a
fabulous addition," Clive says.
"People who have lived around here
a lot longer than us tell us how much
it adds to the building."
It's not a large porch, he says,
only six or seven feet deep. The
entrance is from the side, not the
front. The porch railing extends
across the whole front. The designer
was careful to place the posts so that
they don't block the windows of the
house.
With the solid foundations and the
use of cedar throughout, the Cards
expect the porch to last a long time.
Rutledge helped them choose
colours that would match the brick of
the house. He persuaded them to use
tongue -and -groove cedar for the
ceiling of the porch.
There were few frills for the style
of house so when the porch was
designed gingerbread was used
judiciously. Though they had no
pictures that showed gingerbread on
the gable, that was a typical place for
it on that style of house so Rutledge
designed a simple ornamentation
both for the gable and for the porch.
The Cards are very pleased with
the porch. "It's really like another
room," Clive says. "We've been out
there in rain storms, something we've
never been able to do before. We just
go out and sit and enjoy the
outdoors." And in doing so they
carry on a tradition in these old farm
houses that began when porches were
first added at the end of the last
century.0
THE HURON COUNTY
PLOWING MATCH
Join us on August 25, 26, 1994
starting at 9:00 a.m.
on the Ray Hallahan Farm
located in East Wawanosh Twp.
1 mile north of Blyth, 1/4 mile west
PLOWING MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
starting at 9:00 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25 — Coaching Day
and Junior Match
• Friday, Aug. 26 — Regular Competition
and Queen of the Furrow
• Plowing starts at 9:00 a.m.
• Lunch at Noon
• Queen of the Furrow speeches at 2:00 p.m.
• Awards at completion of the day
• FOR INFORMATION ON QUEEN OF THE
FURROW COMPETITION
CALL MARIE McGAVIN AT 527-0936
• FOR GENERAL INFORMATION CALL: BOB BELL 263-6349
MARIE HICKNELL 345-2948
Farm_
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Lets You Invest In Your Neighbours
Let your money work for you and lend a hand to our farming neighbours at
the same time.
The Clinton Community Credit Union FARM PLUS Plan has been
specially designed to offer depositors the choice of terms of one to five
years, with the same terms and conditions as Term Deposits.
FARM PLUS Certificates are also RRSP eligible.
FARM PLUS Deposits are pooled and lent out as FARM PLUS Loans or
Mortgages, to assist your farming friends and neighbours in the
community.
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Clinton Community
CREDIT UNION
48 Ontario Street 118 Main St. N.
CLINTON 482-3467 EXETER 235-0640
"Where Members and Service are #1"
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