Bennett Better Built – Albemarle

Montpelier – Bennett Albemarle – Built around 1930 by Tracy Swasey for his own family

Gambrel – Bennett Better Built Albemarle

The house matches the

Link to Original Paperwork Scans

This house was built by Tracy Swasey for his own family soon after he moved from his family’s farm in  the Walden area to Montpelier to get work doing house repairs after the 1927 flood.

It stayed in the Swasey family until 2012(not correct date – I’m researching), and current owner is  maintaining origin features as much as possible.

Bennett Better Built 1930 catalogue page:

 

#2 Inside of Front Door

Zillow Pictures. Windows have the same molding as doors.

#3 Fireplace

#4 Steam Radiator

#5 Button in bedroom that rings bell on kitchen

#6 Overhead light

#7 Detail of impressed plaster in upstairs bath.

#8 Upstairs Bath

#9 pushbutton knobs on upstairs linen closet

#10 bedroom Overhead Light

#11 Overhead light

#12 Interior Door Molding

#13 Door knob and plate

#14 Railing on Deck above sun porch

#15 Impressed plaster pattern. Mr Swasey would paint areas different colors, and would highlight the impressed lines in a different color, maybe yellow, green and gray.

#16 pencil record of coal and wood deliveries on basement wall.

#17 Exterior front door knob and doorbell.

 

#18 Front Door Window

#19 Stamped info on cellar joist

#20 Stamped info on Cellar joist

#21 Door molding

#22 Double Hung Window

#23 Window Lock