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Cool Spaces: Staten Island’s classic wooden clapboard houses
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
Posted Jan 12, 2021
The Voorlezer s House at Historic Richmond Town is a prime example of a wooden clapboard exterior. Photo taken 2013 (Staten Island Advance)Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Clapboard siding is prevalent all over Staten Island. According to the website HomeSteady.com, clapboard houses first appeared in America in colonial New England. It became common when homes were built using frame construction and in places where wood was abundant and affordable.
In this 2019 photo, original wooden clapboard is shown on a Prince s Bay garage. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel) ....

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