"What color was Brawners Farmhouse painted?" Topic
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| Last Rebel | 04 May 2009 8:08 p.m. PST |
Just checking to see if anyone would know what color the farmhouse was in 1862? The one that has been rebuilt at the site is painted white. |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 04 May 2009 8:38 p.m. PST |
I would guess that white wash was the easiest and cheapest material to use to protect the wood back in the 1860s. That is why so many clapboard sided houses are painted white. |
| Scott Mingus | 05 May 2009 5:43 a.m. PST |
Yes, I have read contemporary accounts that the house was indeed white. Alan D. Gaff's Brave Men's Tears: The Iron Brigade at Brawner Farm is a useful general reference work on the battle. |
| Last Rebel | 05 May 2009 12:43 p.m. PST |
Many thanks guys!!!
I thought it may be white since it was rebuilt using that color, but wanted to check before painting mine. All the models I have seen have been usually painted different shades of brown. |
| TKindred | 05 May 2009 2:23 p.m. PST |
For what it's worth, The 1862 Ordnance Manual lists the formulas for various washes, paints, lacquers and shellacs. For buildings, it lists white wash, yellow wash, green wash and red wash. Just saying.. :) |
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