Deconstructing the South Porch

Construction in 2020 focused on rehabilitating the south (rear) and west standing portions of the ruin. Though standing, both walls were held up by wood scaffolding for several years. Before work could be done on both walls, the south porch needed to be deconstructed, cataloged and organized in order to remove a large locust tree that had grown through the masonry structure.

If you look closely, you will see a rusted tool from many decades gone by that had lodged itself into the root base of the locust tree.