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recommend putting a smooth skim coat on the existing surface, which resembles "sand paint" <br />on modern drywall. Due to the isolation and unlikely staffing of this area, the exhibit should <br />utilize secure formal exhibit methods only. No artifacts, other than the building itself, should <br />be used in the exhibit, but instead photos, text, and reproductions should be used. Some <br />portions of the exhibit may need to be enclosed in Plexiglas for protection. <br />Existing Outdoor Panels <br />Four existing outdoor interpretive panels at the present location of the Fox House will be <br />moved to its new location. The topics of these four panels are 1.) The Fox Family; 2.) <br />Settling in Sherburne County; and 3.) A New Home for an Old House; and 4.) A Unique <br />House. It makes sense not to repeat this information inside the house. The information should <br />be reviewed to verify its accuracy. The "Unique House" panel does contain some factual <br />errors. <br />General Purpose Room <br />Plank Construction (short exterior wall of large room) <br />Expose a section of about three planks from floor to ceiling to allow visitors to see how the <br />house was constructed. As they look at the interior planks, nearby panels will provide visitors <br />with information, original graphic art, and photographs of the Fox House, and other <br />comparable vertical plank houses. (See Stephen B. Jordan, Old House Journal, May -June <br />1993, 38, for example of graphic art.) The intent of the art should be to highlight the different <br />types of plank house construction, particularly in how the planks attach to the sill and roof <br />plate. It should also be apparent from the art how the second floor joists are supported <br />Plaster (long exterior wall of large room) <br />Remove the existing dry wall and expose the lath on a section of wall about three feet by ten <br />feet, beginning at about three feet high. Divide up this area into two -foot sections. On one <br />two -foot section, leave the lath visible, ready to receive the plaster. On the second, third, and <br />fourth sections, apply a scratch coat. On the third and fourth sections, apply a brown coat. On <br />the fourth section apply a finish coat. Leave the lath open again on the fifth section. You may <br />need to protect the plaster with Plexiglas to avoid having it picked apart. <br />Visitors will view this progressive illustration of historic three -layer plaster, along with <br />photographs of the tools used in each stage and text and captions beneath each phase of <br />plastering. <br />Log Construction (short exterior wall of large room and bedroom) <br />Part 1 <br />This exhibit section will consist of two parts. One part will be five or six hewn logs laid one <br />upon another as they would be in a log home and supported and enclosed by a frame. The <br />logs should be chinked with wood, small stones, or other appropriate material. Square nails <br />should be nailed on the inside edges of the logs in the gap between logs to serve as additional <br />binding keys for the mortar mix. On one-half of this log frame, daubing should be added. <br />Visitors will see the exhibit, and view photos of historic daubing, and read text composed of <br />materials indicated in the story section. Visitors will also view photographs of the historic <br />tools used in log construction, along with captions identifying their use. <br />Sherburne County Historical Society Heritage Center Interpretive Plan, April 21, 2005, page 102 <br />