Kitchen
The Kitchen was primarily the domain of the Tredwells’ servants. Households like this one usually had four servants: a cook, who was also responsible for the laundry, and her helper, who also waited table at meals, as well as a parlor maid and a “second girl,” who assisted with general cleaning throughout the house.
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- photo by Max Touhey
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- Photo by Dylan Chandler
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- photo by Max Touhey
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- A 4,000-gallon cistern, located in the garden, provided water for bathing & laundry. (Photo by Annie Schlechter.)
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- For drinking and cooking, the family purchased bottled springwater. (Photo by Max Touhey)
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- In 1832, this house was built with an open hearth.
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- By the 1850s, the Tredwells modernized, and installed a cast-iron coal stove in the fireplace.
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- With this stove, the cook could simultaneously prepare several types of foods at different temperatures.
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- This pie safe protected baked goods from vermin. The punctured tin panels allow air to circulate within.
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- The legs, which are discolored at the bottom, were placed in bowls of water to prevent insects from climbing up.
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- Each bell had a different tone so the servants knew to which room they were being called.
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