those of sandstone (about 18 inches)
leaves an inside width of over 13 feet, or
about two feet more than Partridge mea­
sured. Since the removed west wall of
the original house was replaced by one
installed in the same location, that width
would have little bearing on the measure­
ment of the addition. The difference can­
not be explained due to the fact that
certain structural evidence has long
disappeared. By 1934, or earlier, the west
wall of the addition had been removed
and replaced with a ceiling beam sup­
ported by a round fluted post in the cen­
ter. Later, square posts were added to
this support, one equally spaced at each
side.
Upstairs, the original roof was lowered
and replaced with long slopes to cover
the addition which resulted in the rather
flat appearance surviving to the present.
This new roof brought the peak farther
to the west and provided space for two
additional bedrooms. These would have
been the same length as the original
bedrooms, but not as wide. In the process
of remodeling the upstairs, the floor level
of the new rooms to the west was made
about eight inches higher. This topped
the brick filled wall between the old and
new sections, evidence of which can still
be seen. Like the differences in the width
of the addition, the necessity for the two
upstairs floor levels cannot be explained,
unless more ceiling height was desired
in the new rooms downstairs.
The replaced wall between the original
house and the addition was mistakenly
shown as measuring only a little under
five inches on the floor plan made in
1934. The existing wall, however, is about
16 inches thick, allowing for modern
paneling on the west side, and is a more
accurate measurement of a construction
of lath and mortar with brick between.
Although a fourth chimney survives
above the north wall of the addition, it
was apparently a 19th century addition
to accommodate a stove and never served
as fireplace. The south room became the
new kitchen and had a fireplace which
also contained a beehive oven. If this
was as large as its predecessor, then the
overall width would have left little space
on either side in a room which was sup­
posed to have measured under 12 feet.
At a later date this fireplace was ap­
parently moved a short distance to the
east and rebuilt in a smaller size at a
position adjoining the original wall of
the house, where it survives. It was no
doubt used only for heating purposes.
Evidence of the centered fireplace site
cannot be checked due to the lack of a
basement area under the whole addition,
although a surviving oven extension on
the outer wall is shown on a floor plan
made in 1879.26 The north room of the
addition was done away with in a later
remodeling. The smaller room now called
the “Andre Room” was made out of the
west part of what had been the original
kitchen, some years after 1800.
On May 17, 1773, Casparus Mabie,
“Merchant,” purchased from John Perry
for a consideration of 1900 pounds, a
farm of 213 acres with grist mill and
small meadow lots, lying on the west
side of the Hackensack River in Orangetown. The land is now part of the Blue
Hill Golf course, north of the Tappan
reservoir. After acquiring this new pro­
perty and business enterprise, Casparus
sold (probably in 1774), his house and
lot at Tappantown to Elizabeth Haring,
his mother’s cousin, the well-to-do widow
of Elbert Haring of New York City who
had died December 3, 1773. Nothing is
known about the particulars of the sale
because the deed was never placed on
record, and no evidence of its subsequent
existence has been discovered. Mrs.
Haring was no stranger to the Tappan­
town area. Perhaps the most well-known
relation was son-in-law John Haring,
husband of daughter Mary. He became
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