Window of Texas Pioneer Dogtrot House
by Connie Fox
Title
Window of Texas Pioneer Dogtrot House
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Digital Effects Vintage Pioneer Architecture Photo
Description
Digital effects color photo of an exterior window and its hinges, and the augmented colors of wood used in the construction of an early Texas dogtrot house, built when Texas was a republic. Image brings out the patina of the wood, leading the eye to the rustic window cover, and features shades of silver and gold, as well as purple tones in the lower third.
This house, built in the early 1800s, is located in historic San Felipe de Austin, known as the Colonial Capital of Texas (1823 to 1836), about an hour west of Houston on the way to San Antonio. This section of wood has been covered all these years by a porch that extends the length of the house. A similar porch is found on the opposite side of a dogtrot house. Also available in black-and-white. Watermark will not appear on your order.
The dogtrot, also known as a breezeway house, dog-run, or possum-trot, is a style of house common throughout the Southeastern United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and thought to have originated in Appalachia. A dogtrot house historically consisted of two log cabins connected by a breezeway, or dogtrot, all under a common roof. Typically one cabin was used for cooking and dining while the other was used as a private living space, such as a bedroom. A dogtrot house typically has one or one-and-a-half stories, and at least two rooms averaging between 18 to 20 feet (5.5 to 6.1 m) wide that each flank an open-ended central hall. Additional rooms usually take the form of a semidetached ell or shed rooms, flanking the hall to the front or rear.
The breezeway through the center of the house is a unique feature, with rooms of the house opening to the breezeway. The breezeway provided a cooler covered area for sitting. The combination of the breezeway and open windows in the rooms of the house created air currents which pulled cooler outside air into the living quarters efficiently in the days when there was no air-conditioning.
Copyright 2013 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved. Please note that the watermark will not appear on your order. Its purpose is to deter online theft, which can be traced. Nikon D80, hand-held using a Nikkor 50mm/f1.8 lens, ND filter, with available light. Digital effects applied through various Photoshop filters to bring out the colors and patina of the wood. Also available in black-and-white, processed from scratch especially for the purpose of that conversion.
Featured on the homepages of Beauty and FAA Featured Images, December 2013; Premium FAA Artists, January 2014. My thanks!
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December 3rd, 2013
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