Home of Mrs. W. M. Quattelbaum
This interesting and picturesque old home has the distinction of being the first frame structure built in Fairfield County. Built in 1774 by Colonel William McCrieght, one of this section's well known cabinet makers, it definitely reflects the spirit of the Scotch Irish settlers in simple, utilitarian aspects whose homes were built for comfort and usefulness. The framework, walls, and floors are of hand-hewn, handplaned old pine boards, mostly peggedtogether.
The few nails that were used are hand wrought. The house stands three stories high with two rooms on each floor. The kitchen and dining room on the first floor, living and bedrooms on the others. The original kitchen on the first floor has a quaint hand-made corner cupboard built in the wall with butterfly shelves. It originally had panes of blown glass. The mantels are all high and very wide. The windows have the old twelve-pane sash and still have the original shutters.
