Rich Hill Photos

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I posed the question about the metal plate and sent the photos to the gov't. agency that is working on the Rich Hill project. They in turn queried the restoration architect. Here is his response:

Here's the response from David Berg, our architectural historian under contract to write the Historic Structures Report.

>>> "David" > 10/13/2015 1:10 PM >>>
Cathy:

This appears to be mold cast, early 20th century hardware. From the looks of it, something in the center is broken off and may have been a decorative hook - perhaps someone once divided the hallway into two rooms with a curtain and used a hook to close it. Just a guess. It does not appear to be anything that would have been there in the early or mid-1800s, but could be as early as the 1890s. That is my opinion.

David