The Thomas/Padgett Home

We called in Rod Broman of Broman Mastercraft to do chimney repairs on the old brick chimney. He ground out and repointed most of the exterior joints and replaced several bricks with spalled faces using bricks we had salvaged earlier. He also removed the top several courses of brick that had been repaired sometime in the 1970's. The first picture is a "before" shot.

The old chimney had a "bell" at the top originally. It had been lost in the 1970's repair. Rod restored the top to it's original shape. While he was there we also asked him to parge the back side adjacent to the log wall to positively seal and strengthen it. He also sprayed a silane solution on the bricks to waterproof them.

We were visited by the great granddaughter of Fleming Thomas's, the original family owner of the cabin. Carol Fishel was down from Randallstown, Maryland researching family cemetaries. I took her across Beaverdam Rd to the cemetary on the hill to the north of the home. While we talked she said she had some older pictures of the house. She sent me copies. One photo is above, showing the house as it looked between 1865 and 1965.

Here is also a picture of David Kirk, holding the scabbard and bayonette, showing Rod a sword that was found between the clapboard and log wall during the 1965 remodel. The rifle was found around the same time in the attic. The stock had been broken in several places. It bears the date 1877 and a crown stamp.

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